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In a long-running case analysing when a redundancy occurs due to the "ordinary and customary turnover of labour", the Federal Court has fined an employer for its "conscious and deliberate" failure to pay employees their entitlements.

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.

It was fair to dismiss an employee whose relationship with a new HR manager "deteriorated" to the extent that he failed to follow her lawful and reasonable instructions, the Fair Work Commission has found.

An employer that sacked a worker for "enforcing" a government mask mandate when it wasn't her job to do so has been ordered to reinstate her with backpay, with the Fair Work Commission "incredulous" over its actions.

Rejecting an employee's request to work remotely until 2026 and encouraging her to work in a different way was not repeated unreasonable behaviour, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

An employer has defended sacking a worker who "confected and exaggerated" bullying allegations to excuse his own misconduct.

Two workers have failed to convince the Fair Work Commission they were engaged under sham contracts, after their company separately launched legal action as a service provider.

An employee was demoted and then constructively dismissed after complaining about her manager's repeated enquiries into her romantic relationships, a court has ruled in adverse action proceedings.

An increasing number of senior leaders and probationary employees are lodging adverse action claims, but employers can take some simple steps to mitigate these risks, a lawyer says.

The Fair Work Commission has 'hinted' at a new approach to determining employment contract disputes, in an important ruling analysing whether a demotion was a dismissal, a lawyer says.