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Executive employment contracts containing detailed definitions of misbehavour justifying dismissal don't override the common law notion of misconduct, a Supreme Court Judge has ruled in the highly publicised case of former Primelife chief executive Ted Sent.

It is possible that the Office of the Employee Advocate deliberately restricted leave to all of its employees on the ACTU's day of action against Work Choices so it could stop CPSU members from attending the protests, a Federal Court full bench has found.

The work-and-spend cycle is one explanation why employees work long hours - though not all those who fall into the category see themselves as trapped there, a new study shows.

The Iemma Government is preparing to trial new procurement guidelines that require suppliers of goods and services to comply with state awards and meet a no disadvantage test.

With no requirement on employers to provide the information up-front, 50 employees have lodged unfair dismissal claims under Work Choices only to find out later their company employed 100 or fewer workers, while nine "operational reasons" decisions went employees' way before Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Andrews last week intervened in an AIRC appeal.

More than 40% of mothers who resume work within 15 months of giving birth are doing so earlier than they would prefer due to financial pressure, highlighting the need for more paid parental leave and better arrangements for mothers to take leave without being penalised, according to research by a University of Queensland academic.

Mothers and fathers who have "low quality" jobs that lack security, control, flexible start/finish times and access to paid family leave are more than twice as likely to experience symptoms of conditions such as depression and anxiety as those in "high quality" jobs, while their children's risk of psychological conditions also doubles, according to groundbreaking research by an Australian National University academic.

ABC staff members of the CPSU and MEAA have voted by a 72% majority to accept the public broadcaster's improved 12% pay offer in a proposed new collective agreement.

Pay increases in private sector Work Choices collective agreements have plummeted to 3.2% a year in the September quarter, the lowest rise in four years and well below the 3.9% inflation rate, according to DEWR data released today.

Older Australian men are reversing a 25-year trend of declining labour force participation, with their involvement rate increasing over the last five years, according to a Treasury paper.