Employment

Former KPMG chief operating officer Eileen Hoggett has launched legal proceedings against her former employer, following her expulsion from the firm over a whistleblower's allegations of client data leaks.

A Sydney-based law professor is challenging a university investigator's dismissal recommendation following allegations he kissed a student during a study tour in Paris.

Richard Crookes Constructions has failed to permanently stay SafeWork NSW proceedings filed after a section of a formwork deck collapsed at a Sydney worksite for a student accommodation in 2023.

A Woolworths executive is planning to bring a whistleblower claim in proceedings against the supermarket giant alleging she was subjected to overwork and discrimination, a judge has heard. 

The University of Queensland has signed an agreement with the Fair Work Ombudsman after it underpaid 16,000 staff a total of $11 million, the latest university in the spotlight for shortchanging employees. 

A judge has dismissed a portion of an applicant's claims in FWO and class action cases against Coles and Woolworths, while final declarations against the supermarket giants remain to be made, almost one year after the companies were found liable for $780 million in back pay.

Australian Radio Network considered offering radio personality Jackie O Henderson a show with Karl Stefanovic after she and long-time co-host Kyle Sandilands had an on-air falling out in February, a court has heard.

The workplace umpire has proposed a landmark change that will allow more than 1.5 million employees -- the majority of them women -- to request a working from home arrangement, but has stopped short of a presumptive right in favour of the arrangements.e

The former CEO of Sydney Markets is looking to bring a cross-claim against the company and insurer Chubb in his former employer's suit accusing him of misappropriating $1.38 million in company funds.

Western Power has hired the former Sex Discrimination Commissioner to lead a review into its workplace culture and safety, as MinterEllison investigates claims that employees provided character references for a former manager convicted of raping a colleague.