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Disability worker denied sporting chance over accreditation: FWC

A trainee disability therapist sacked for failing to complete the necessary accreditation has won compensation after the FWC found his employer gave him insufficient time to correct the situation following his "confrontational" response to being stood-down.

Damages payout boosted for previously "vibrant" accountant

A court has upped from $20,000 to $90,000 the general damages payout for a veteran chief accountant subjected to age discrimination and is considering billing his former employer a further $142,000 for economic loss, after hearing he is "no longer the same man" and is unable to work.

"Ostrich-like" lawyer denied second bite at case

A criminal lawyer with an "ostrich-like" attitude has failed to convince a judge to reconsider a default judgment ordering him to pay two former employees penalties, costs, long service leave and super totalling more than $70,000.



Thiess offers $850K to settle travel time case

FIFO workers employed on a remote LNG project a decade ago stand to split more than $850,000 after pursuing payment for the time it took to be bussed from their crib hut to a security gate at the end of each shift.

Employer on the rack after manager's "implausible" evidence

The clothing company behind the Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger brands has been ordered to pay a former employee almost $25,000 in compensation and damages after failing to persuade a judge it didn't sack her for complaining about her workload, "unrealistic" deadlines and a colleague's behaviour.


IR statutes prefer registered unions: SDA

Australian workplace laws have a "legislative preference" for registered unions to act as a "specific vehicle" for workers seeking to enforce their rights under industrial instruments, the Federal Court has heard.

"Rogue" HR contractor not to blame for fumbled case: FWC

An employer alleging a "rogue" HR contractor's misconduct robbed it of a chance to defend a supervisor's unfair dismissal claim has failed to convince the FWC to revoke a decision that left it with a $34,000 compensation bill.