Posts tagged "industrial relations"

The Fair Work Commission relied on numerous Facebook posts as evidence when deciding to throw out this employee's unfair dismissal application.

A recent Federal Court decision could lead to casual workers making billions of dollars in annual leave claims from Australian employers.

The Fair Work Commission has sided with a hairdresser in her unfairly dismissal claim after an exchange with her boss over Facebook Messenger where he aggressively turned on her.

Research from the Reserve Bank of Australia suggests that increasing the minimum wage does not reduce the number of hours Australian employees work, but those in the small business community say things aren't that simple. 

A cabinet reshuffle has resulted in a new national small business minister, with former Assistant Minister for Innovation, Industry and Scie…

A Western Australian nurse has reportedly been stood down from his role at the state’s country health service after posting an aggressive Fa…

By Sarah Kaine, University of Technology Sydney and Emmanuel Josserand, University of Technology Sydney

Amazon’s entry to Australia sig…

The Federal Court of Australia has ordered logistics business Toll Transport to pay a worker more than $42,000 after finding the company was…

More than 90% of unfair dismissal claims over the past year were resolved before they reached a hearing involving a Fair Work Commissioner, …

A window and doors installation business that was found to have unfairly dismissed a worker for failing to show up on a job site says it doe…

The Fair Work Commission has referred claims made by the owners of a Zarraffa’s coffee franchise to the Australian Federal Police, after the…

The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched Federal Circuit Court action against well-known Melbourne restaurant chain Meatball and Wine Bar and i…