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A union has successfully argued that an employer's enterprise agreement requires it to convert labour hire workers to direct permanent roles after a year's service, in a case that all labour hire users and providers should be "very concerned" about.

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The Federal Government is introducing criminal sanctions and higher penalties for underpaying and exploiting workers, among a raft of changes announced today.

A CEO has failed to convince a court he shouldn't be dismissed because termination would cause a "serious blow" to his reputation. Also in this article: what the new whistleblowing reforms mean for HR; challenges to the casual 'double-dipping' fix; and more.

An employee's dismissal for misleading clients was fair despite his employer's lack of prior warnings, the Fair Work Commission has found. Also in this article: rulings on complaints management and s-xual harassment; casual conversion rights extended; the most important skill for the future of work; and more.

The case of a contractor who funnelled more than $500k in payments to his own accounts over five months holds important lessons on preventing fraud, says NSW corruption watchdog ICAC.