Owner/manager’s missteps with worker’s accommodation requirements led to thousands in discrimination damages “Accommodation is an organization-wide endeavour — in principle, an idea that accommodat...

In a published, precedential case of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit clarified a significant question at the intersection of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) a...

Is it voluntary resignation? FWC decides The Fair Work Commission (FWC) examined whether a third-year apprentice was dismissed or resigned voluntarily after the employee attended work as normal but...

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According to a copy of the Bill, it will provide a statutory guarantee of 125 days of wage employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to undertake unskill...

Algorithm flagged 28 workers. The three fired were all women over 55 A federal appeals court just handed HR departments a clear message: you cannot use a collective bargaining agreement as a shield...

Judges clear 13 unfair dismissal cases against Saudi embassy to go ahead Foreign embassies in Australia can face local unfair dismissal claims, the Federal Court has confirmed in a significant ruli...

Sales supervisor alleges HR brushed off harassment, then turned on her An Emporio Armani sales supervisor says her company mishandled harassment complaints and then retaliated after she raised conc...

Presented as reforms to streamline compliance and boost business efficiency, the Codes have sparked nationwide protests from trade unions and opposition parties. The Codes emerge from a contentious...