A judge has given final approval to a confidential settlement in an adverse action case after accepting that a teenager accused of attempting to intimidate the claimant understood how its terms affected him.
While major changes to the NSW IR Act that usher in mutual gains bargaining and scrap the State Government's power to cap wages are now in effect, parts of the legislation that re-establish the Industrial Court are yet to be proclaimed.
A Federal Court judge has used his farewell to implore lawmakers to reconsider adding to the "arcane overcomplexity and prolixity of important Acts" that render interpreting their intent "beyond understanding".
A CFMEU official has escaped having to personally pay a $7000 fine despite a court accepting that he raised the issue of workers' pay when blocking a non-union contractor's concrete pour.
A judge has held that an "instant" online script did not excuse an underpaying employer from having to attend a penalty hearing, while also warning that in future the court is unlikely to accept certificates from providers using the model adopted by the Wesfarmers-owned service.
A couple has been cleared to pursue Telstra over claims it is vicariously responsible for their alleged s-xual harassment by a former employee using confidential contact details sourced through the telco.
A court has issued rare orders compelling a former economics professor to face FWO questions under oath about his capacity to pay penalties and compensation arising from underpayment judgments handed down in 2019 and 2020.
A director's argument that he is well qualified to represent his company in an underpayments case has fallen flat, a court citing a "lack of objectivity" as being among the reasons to reject the proposition.
The High Court has rejected BHP's bid to challenge a full Federal Court ruling clarifying when employees can reasonably refuse requests to work on public holidays.
