The Full Federal Court's decision to overturn the approval of an enterprise agreement puts an "incredibly high onus" on employers to explain EA terms during the consultation stage, according to a legal expert.
A tribunal has rejected an employee's claim that he was unfairly sacked following his conviction for domestic violence, which he argued was not sufficiently connected to his employment to warrant his dismissal.
An employee who was directed to return to work while he was on sick leave for diabetes has successfully claimed workers' compensation for a psych injury.
The Fair Work Commission has criticised an employer for failing to properly scrutinise the work history of an employee, who was dismissed over historical allegations of s-xual misconduct.
The Fair Work Commission has slammed an employer for its "dysfunctional" and "shambolic" workplace culture, and ordered it to compensate an employee for unfair dismissal.
An employee's psychological injury was exacerbated by a performance management process, a tribunal has found in chastising the HR department for failing to help the situation.
An injured employee foolishly rejected his employer's reasonable offers of redeployment, the Fair Work Commission has found in upholding his dismissal.
The Fair Work Commission has ordered an employer to reinstate an employee who was sacked after an altercation with a colleague it described as "volatile and unpredictable".
A case before the Federal Court has implications for most employers in Australia and could potentially cost them millions in unpaid leave entitlements.
Five workers have lodged Federal Court proceedings against an employer and its directors claiming systematic underpayment, in what is believed to be the first case under Australia's 'vulnerable worker' laws.
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