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A university academic who had been off work for 13 months due to illness deliberately thwarted her employer’s attempts to establish whether she was fit to return to work. Read on to find out the details.

It is common for workplaces to have small amounts of flammable liquids on site – either as part of a manufacturing process or for maintenance purposes. What are the rules?

An employment tribunal has found that because a woman working from home was on an authorised work break when she tripped over a temporary fence outside her home office, her injuries were compensable.

The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023  introduces further reforms to Australia’s workplace relations and industrial laws.

Can we retract a redundancy notice if circumstances change? Read on to find out whether it is possible.

Is payment in lieu of notice required when an employee is made redundant?

The Non-compete clause in an unfairly dismissed employee's contract deemed unreasonable by FWC, preventing payout reduction for failure to seek other jobs within his expertise.

A company has been hit with a fine of $450k after a forklift knocked over a worker at a depot. Read why the court imposed such a heavy penalty on the employer but acquitted the sole director.