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Employers must tread carefully if they withdraw a job offer after an employee has already accepted it. In this case, it amounted to a dismissal.

A worker who was assaulted while socialising with teenage girls in a park has failed to convince a court the injuries were work-related.

A chef has been awarded $16k compensation after a tribunal found his employer concocted a sexual harassment issue as an expedient reason to dismiss him. 

Considering she’d punched a co-worker in the face, a woman’s dismissal was not unfair, a commission has found.

Is it lawful to secretly record a conversation in the workplace on a smartphone or any other device?

The federal IR system applies to most Australian employers and their employees, including those in Queensland.

As an employer, you must do everything ‘reasonably practicable’ to eliminate harassment and discrimination in the workplace.

A supervisor who defied a management directive and allowed his staff to drink alcohol at a work lunch was justifiably dismissed, a tribunal has ruled.

What recruitment issues can arise when a former employee rejoins your business? Learn about the pros and cons of rehiring past employees and the precautions you should take.