A top-tier law firm sought to block the Fair Work Commission from hearing a general protections involving a dismissal application from a former partner, arguing that his partnership was terminated rather than his employment.
The NSW IRC has ordered the reinstatement from today of a decorated senior prison officer it dismissed for assaulting three inmates while suffering from a mental illness, but he will be denied backpay due to his misconduct.
Victoria's volunteer firefighters have won further discovery of documents from the Country Fire Authority, in a case that considered whether dispute proceedings in the Fair Work Commission are covered by "without prejudice" privilege.
Restraint of trade clauses preventing a chief financial officer from jumping ship and working at a rival fashion retailer were broader than what was reasonable to protect the employer's legitimate interests, a court has found.
A cabin crew supervisor dismissed for s--ually harassing his colleagues has failed to convince the FWC that he was the victim of the airline's workplace culture.
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection will put a new offer to its employees in the wake of the Fair Work Commission's decision to terminate industrial action at airports across the country and move towards arbitration of a new agreement.
An employee required to split her shifts between two Victorian medical clinics more than 20kms apart was entitled to claim car allowance for her travel, a full Federal Court has found.
Qantas will provide 10 days domestic and family violence leave and two extra weeks of parental leave to all of its 30,000 employees later this year, after it struck an enterprise deal with the ASU that guarantees the entitlements for more than 4,000 employees.
Crown Melbourne and United Voice are close to agreeing on a new deal for 4500 hospitality and gaming employees after the casino upped its offer to 3.75% a year for three years plus an annual 0.5% "recognition allowance", while the FWC today approved a Crown Perth agreement that provides a 7% raise.
