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A manager was dismissed after sending emails and texts about work colleagues that suggested using physical violence against them, and for making regular homophobic comments to and about a co-worker. Read on for the case details.

If a night shift begins on a public holiday but ends on a normal working day, should an employee be paid employee penalty rates?

An employer with a “zero tolerance” drug/alcohol policy dismissed an employee who refused to provide a urine sample on medical grounds.

An employment termination payment (ETP) is a lump sum paid by an employer following termination of an employee.

Does an employee’s absence on 12 months' unpaid parental leave affect the amount of redundancy pay payable on termination? 

When employment is terminated, can a car allowance be added to the rate of pay used to calculate accrued annual leave payments? Learn more about allowances here.

Some employers make over-award payments intending to compensate employees for the removal of certain entitlements. But there can be traps. Learn more here.

Does an apprenticeship count towards service if an employee took a break after completing his training?

When a kitchen hand contracted salmonella poisoning from the café where she worked, she blamed her employer and was awarded more than $65K in damages. Read about where the business went wrong.

When a subcontractor’s employee was injured on a building site and the builder and subcontractor were hit with massive damages bills, the builder appealed. Read why the Court rejected the builder’s claims.