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Learn why the Fair Work Commission ruled the termination of this employee to be an unfair dismissal.

An employee who was involved in an argument with a publican while wearing her work uniform should not have been summarily dismissed on the basis of damaging her employer’s reputation, a tribunal has ruled. 

Finding the right staff is critical to maintaining a well-skilled and productive workforce. Skills and labour shortages, wage competition, and a shrinking workforce are all reasons to examine your employment practices to ensure you can find your next worker as easily as possible.

A commission has ruled that an employee who battled alcohol dependency was now fit to return to work.

A court has fined the lawyer $2,400 and her law firm $12,000 for her uncooperative approach towards the proceedings.

A freight driver had to uncouple a refrigerated trailer from a truck while standing in an active traffic lane of a road with a 100km speed limit. What could go wrong?

An employee’s constant criticism of management on a chat group created a “combative” work team environment. That, combined with some job performance problems, provided a valid reason to dismiss her.

Should a contract of employment refer to an applicable award? Find out more about employment contracts here.

A tribunal has rejected an employer’s attempt to reduce an employee’s redundancy pay because he refused a “fly in fly out” (FIFO) job as an alternative to his former Perth-based “normal” job. 

Do you think it’s a defence against liability for sexual harassment to say ‘We didn’t mean it that way’? Read about an employer who disregarded how a worker might feel about having her photo used.