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An employee has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission that he didn't deserve to be dismissed because his numerous Facebook friend requests and unsolicited messages to a young female colleague were actually from his seven-year-old son.

A Bill to close "the loopholes that some businesses use to undercut workers' pay, security and flexibility" has passed through Parliament today.

Employers are often frustrated when employees fail to raise concerns about a risk before disaster strikes, but it's often the case that the problem is less about their people, than their leadership.

A self-proclaimed "touchy-feely" worker has failed to prove an investigation into her alleged inappropriate workplace behaviour was "fatally" damaged by irrelevant evidence.

An employee who was accused of being racist and leaving his employer short-staffed because of his "multiple" health issues has won maximum compensation for unfair dismissal.

An employee has been awarded $83k in compensation, as well as ongoing weekly payments, for a psychological injury caused by being told he'd need to get a COVID-19 vaccination to continue working.

Suncorp has backpaid almost $32 million to underpaid workers and entered an enforceable undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman, after inconsistently applying a clause in its enterprise agreements.

An ER manager and four other employees accused of sexually harassing and/or discriminating against a doctor have avoided being joined into his claim against his employer.

Approaching flexible work requests with a 'can do' mindset will have benefits that go far beyond helping employers comply with new legislative requirements, a workplace lawyer says.

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