Consultation on the "more controversial parts" of the Albanese Government's proposed industrial relations changes will begin within days, with two tranches of legislation set to be introduced this year.
An employer's purported reasoning for banning a worker from a site was "simply implausible", the Federal Court has ruled, finding his safety complaints "aggravated management" into action.
It was reasonable for a manager to correct an employee's "strongly held" belief that he could choose his own working hours, a tribunal has found in psychological injury proceedings.
An employer that dismissed a worker must now face his general protections claim, despite its lateness, after his representative made errors during lodgement, followed by an "embarrassing" extension request.
"Very real" workplace tensions played a large part in an employee's mental health deteriorating, but the main cause was a "raft" of personal issues, a commission has ruled.
It was "capricious and spiteful" to dismiss an employee who showed "unsophisticated" geographical and emotional intelligence when commenting on a colleague's race, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in awarding her maximum compensation.
More than two years after an employer was found to have discriminated against a sexually harassed employee, a tribunal has awarded her $53k in compensation.
An employer has been blocked from sacking a worker who it believed lied during her job interview, because it was unclear whether it followed a procedurally fair disciplinary process.
It was unfair of an employee not to tell his employer about a mental disability that could affect his work performance, the Federal Circuit Court has ruled in adverse action proceedings.
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.
