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How are we coping with mental health and what can we do to cope better? Read on to find out the details from Comcare, Beyond Blue and the Future of Work Institute speakers.  

It is relatively rare for aggravated damages to be awarded in harassment decisions. That's what make this case so interesting.

The Federal Court has fined a labour supplier and a contractor after ruling they took adverse action against a 70-year old grader operator by refusing to employ him because of his age. The labour-hire firm was fined more than twice as much as the employer. Read how the court reached its decision.

A Queensland court awarded an employee over $300,000 after a public demotion led to severe psychiatric injury, deeming the employer negligent for failing to ensure privacy despite knowing the employee’s mental health history.

Leave without pay is additional to any other form of leave that an employee is entitled to take. Learn more here about unpaid leave obligations.

Three employers will have to face allegations of vicarious liability for failing to address claims of bullying and harassment. Read why the NSW Supreme Court granted the worker an extension of time.

Learn all you need to know about disciplinary warnings, policies and procedures, and proper process under Fair Work dismissal laws.

Cashing out of annual leave in modern awards has prompted questions about cashing out other forms of leave, such as paid personal/carer’s leave and long service.

An employer still had a valid reason to dismiss an employee even though it wasn’t the reason it gave at the time.

When extreme weather forces employees to leave work early, do employers still need to pay? This article explores payment obligations under modern awards and the Fair Work Act, offering guidance for employers during weather-related disruptions.