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A manager's post-employment restraints were far tighter than what was necessary to protect an employer's interests, a court has ruled in denying it interim relief.

An employer wasn't "disingenuous or tokenistic" in offering to find further engagements for an employee it removed from a client's site, the Fair Work Commission has accepted in dismissing his claim.

Employers are operating under some common misconceptions about contracts that could land them in legal trouble, a lawyer warns.

An employer has defended its decision not to renew a manager's employment contract, after it received negative feedback from his colleagues and discovered he'd failed to escalate serious cultural issues.

A new ruling on whether a casual was entitled to claim unfair dismissal indicates a significant "shift" in the Fair Work Commission's approach, an employment lawyer says.

In a decision that highlights the consequences of "haphazard" and "reactive" HR practices, the Fair Work Commission has allowed an employee to dispute his dismissal after finding his fixed-term employment unintentionally became permanent.

In light of the federal election outcome, employers must now "buckle in" for some major shifts in industrial relations and other employment matters. Watch this webcast to understand what to expect.

Written agreements between employers and workers might now be considered "king", but they won't always be the deciding factor in employee/contractor disputes, a lawyer says.

The past year has seen some definitive rulings on what constitutes a casual employee or contractor, with important ramifications for all employers. Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to understand what these cases mean for your organisation's contingent workforce arrangements.

A candidate has passed the first hurdle in claiming that an employer misled her when it said an employment offer had lapsed due to reference check issues and 'unacceptable' communication.