Patrick Mullally, the Chief Industrial Advocate at Workclaims Australia, has reached an extraordinary milestone. 50 years of appearing in the Fair Work Commission, formerly the Australian Conci ...
Landmark High Court Decision Reshapes Employer Obligations in Redundancy Cases During the economic downturn triggered by the COVID 19 pandemic in 2020, Helensburgh Coal experienced a substantial d ...
New employment laws will take effect for Australian small businesses with fewer than 15 employees on the 26th of August 2025. These changes end previous exemptions and mean small businesses must now ...
It has been common practice for employers to direct their employees to take unpaid leave during temporary shutdown periods like Christmas. From May 1st this will no longer be an option for many ...
Last Friday’s Media Statement addressed the McGowan Government’s commitment to drive out sexual harassment in the mining industry and continuing to promote the health, safety and wellbeing of WA ...
A recent decision by Deputy President Gerard Boyce found an employee’s dismissal to be harsh, unjust and unreasonable even though he also found the employer had a valid reason t ...
In December last year Commissioner Simpson found the dismissal of Mr. Trevor Purves to be ‘’harsh” and ordered his employer Queensland Rail Transit Authority to reinstate him as well ...
Last year the Australian Human Rights Commission conducted the 5th national survey which addressed sexual harassment in the workplace, investigating forms of sexual harassment, industries, impac ...