A Melbourne-based electrical equipment company and one of its directors now owes almost $60,000, after being hit with more than $30,000 in a…
A Melbourne-based electrical equipment company and one of its directors now owes almost $60,000, after being hit with more than $30,000 in a…
A Melbourne business has been fined $184,000, and one of its company directors has been hit with $36,000 in penalties, for the underpayment…
Technology company Data#3 has said it will not follow a recommendation by the Human Rights Commission to pay a former worker $76,000 in comp…
The silly season is fast approaching and it is time for a reminder to employers about the risks associated with end of year functions, event…
One man has been fined $14,960 and another $9920 after a four-year long Fair Work Ombudsman case over deductions from staff wages was concl…
In a recent decision of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) (B v Conair Australia Pty Ltd [2016] FWC 6520) a human resources manager was found to…
Executive bonuses can be touchy topics, but one Australian fund manager has withdrawn a proposed $10 million “crazy or death clause” fro…
Businesses are entitled to ask prospective employees about their criminal pasts, but should be careful when responding to the answers, accor…
By Michael Walker, University of Technology Sydney and Sarah Kaine, University of Technology Sydney
The standoff between couriers of foo…
Fixed-term employment contracts are useful for employers who need to manage a workforce when personnel requirements are uncertain or may cha…
Last month, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) handed down a decision criticising a manager for dismissing an employee by text message.
In th…
By Andrew Stewart
There are many different types of internships and the legal rules that govern them are not entirely clear. But as a nu…
