An employer's decision to sack a worker for serious misconduct would have been unfair were it not for facts that emerged immediately after his dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has ruled. » more »
It is becoming more common for businesses to cut senior executives' pay as a form of disciplinary action or to publicly take responsibility for perceived corporate wrongdoing, a workplace lawyer says. » more »
With the number of Australians working second jobs increasing, there is much more obligation on employers to monitor their workers more closely, an employment lawyer says. » more »
The high-profile dispute between Seven West Media and former executive assistant Amber Harrison has, for now at least, come to an end, with the NSW Supreme Court ordering Harrison to pay the media giant indemnity costs. » more »
Modifications to an employee's incentive scheme and role effectively repudiated his employment contract, leaving his employer powerless to stop him from courting former clients, an appeal court has found. » more »
A bullied employee has failed to convince the full Federal Court that a $100 nominal damages award she received for employment contract breaches should be increased to $1.6 million. » more »
An employer has won a court order for a contractor to return its confidential information, some three years after they parted ways on unfriendly terms. » more »
In new FWC cases, an employer's right to change rosters without agreement has been upheld, while the commission has criticised EA resolution procedures as "poorly drafted" to cover all dispute scenarios. New research reveals private sector wage movements; sends a warning on penalty rates; and more. » more »
Disputes about company information theft and LinkedIn connection ownership are rife, but can be prevented with steps taken early in the employment relationship, a law specialist says. » more »
An employee who was sacked for breaching his employer's "community" code of conduct in a hotel dispute has won reinstatement. » more »
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