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An employer has successfully defended sacking a worker who violated its safety policies, despite its earlier "lax approach" to enforcement.

An employer took unlawful adverse action when it actively sought to 'manage out' an employee by making her position redundant, the Federal Circuit Court has ruled.

An appeal tribunal has found an employee was unfairly dismissed for taking an overseas holiday while absent from work on sick leave.

The "soft control" an organisation has over gig workers is an important factor in determining whether an employment relationship or true independent contracting exists, the Fair Work Commission has highlighted.

An employer didn't act maliciously when it breached sham contracting laws, the Federal Circuit Court has taken into account in ordering low penalties.

Employers are getting caught out by inadequate labour market testing and other mistakes in their skilled visa applications, a sponsorship specialist warns.

The Fair Work Commission has upheld a ruling that a redeployment opportunity involved an unreasonable commute, after evidence showed the employer failed to consider all the costs involved.

An urgent fix is required for the "broken" system that is enabling increasing numbers of high-paid workers to pursue double-dipping claims, employer association leaders say.

An employee has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission that his supervisor, in calling and texting him on his day off about an upcoming meeting, was harassing him.

A disgruntled employee who vented about her employer on Facebook was harshly dismissed, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.