An employer has been ordered to pay a former employee more than $20k, after a commission found her time away on parental leave counted towards her long service leave entitlements.
An employer must pay a former worker more than $100k in damages, after a court found it breached his contract in failing to set up a formal performance bonus plan.
A new report has outlined how technology and artificial intelligence will affect HR in future workplaces, while another explains which jobs will be most affected. Meanwhile, an inquiry has recommended portable long service leave be established; a report has found organisations are failing to differentiate their employer brands; and more.
Employment contracts should include two specific clauses to help employers avoid the risks associated with managing ill and injured workers, according to an employment lawyer.
Many employees willingly work long hours, but even if no one's complaining, employers should monitor extra hours to ensure they are reasonable, a lawyer warns.
The Fair Work Act and National Employment Standards offer some guidance on when employers can reasonably refuse annual leave requests, but employers should have a specific policy to fill in the gaps, a lawyer says.
An employer that moved a full-time employee to a part-time role to reduce its workers' compensation costs has been ordered to pay more than $470k in damages and fines.
An employer must pay a worker $110k in damages, after an appeal court found the terms of his contract required more than an "opinion" of wrongdoing to justify his dismissal.
A CEO's redundancy payment has been slashed by $2.5m after an appeal court found he forfeited it by failing to sign a deed of release, while another executive who was originally denied a severance payment has been awarded $375,000.
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