Casual, contract & contingent work | Page 18 (380 items)

The Fair Work Commission has questioned an employer's lack of insight into its contingent workforce, while stressing an obligation to redeploy redundant labour hire workers to its new project prior to engaging others.

More disputes over workers' employment status and entitlements are now headed to the High Court, after it granted an employer and union special to leave to appeal prior rulings.

Uber Eats' new contracts have been criticised for 'gagging' workers from speaking out about the company and its practices. Also in this article, a new HR consultancy has opened its doors; another underpayments enforceable undertaking; and more.

The Full Federal Court's ruling in Rossato v WorkPac is effectively a "warrant" for employees to double-dip on wages, and suggests "justice and the law... have parted company", the employer is arguing before the High Court.

An employer has been cleared of unfair dismissal after making a pregnant worker's role redundant, causing her to lose her work visa. Also in this article: new rulings on mandatory vaccinations, workplace investigations, casual employees, and more.