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There’s a right way and many wrong ways to sack an employee. Read about an employer who got it wrong and had to compensate the employee.

How long can you keep someone on leave without pay to accommodate their incapacity if they’re unable to perform the inherent requirements of the job? Read about a case where termination was found to be justified.

A real estate salesperson was dismissed after her employer objected to her 'stirring'. Did the Fair Work Commission think that was fair?

This Q&A article explores whether employees can demand an enterprise agreement and outlines the circumstances under which bargaining may commence.

A pilot has won his job back after being dismissed for not complying with his airline's COVID-19 vaccination policy.

Hours of work can be a tricky issue. Disputes can arise over things such as rostered days off, changes to work hours, rest breaks, overtime or time off in lieu.

When an employee’s casual negligence in a team lift landed a labour-hire worker in severe, chronic pain, a court found the host employer was vicariously liable. Read why the court accepted the worker’s claim.

If an injured employee is receiving income protection payments, does he continue to accrue annual leave, personal/carer's leave and long service leave?

A recent case has addressed the issue of at what point was a dismissal communicated to the employee and actually took effect. Read more here.

The Federal Court has imposed fines on an employer and a labour-hire firm for taking 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.