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Laing Oā€™Rourke worker who took on irate Stayz hosts over work party unfairly sacked: court
Employment 2024-04-16 4:13 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A commercial leader at engineering and construction company Laing Oā€™Rourke was unfairly dismissed over false claims he was offensive and aggressive towards Stayz hosts who […]

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Postgrads class action faces knockout bid as UTS flags novel fight
Class Actions 2024-04-11 2:59 pm By Sam Matthews

An underpayments class action brought by postgraduate research candidates at the University of Sydney is facing another summary dismissal bid from the federal government, as […]

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Dumpling chain fined $4M for ā€˜calculated scheme to rob employeesā€™
Employment 2024-04-10 11:45 pm By Sam Matthews

The collapsed companies behind dumpling chain Din Tai Fung have been hit with over $3.8 million in penalties after a judge found they engaged in […]

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Genuine redundancy exception to unfair dismissal not a given, court says
Employment 2024-04-10 3:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The allowance for genuine redundancies is ā€œnot absoluteā€ and employers need to consider measures to redeploy workers, including retraining, an appeals court has said in […]

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Holding Redlich lures WHS partner from boutique to bolster team
Employment 2024-04-10 11:55 am By Andy Sidler

Workplace health and safety lawyer Jane Hall is the newest addition to Holding Redlich, boosting the firmā€™s regulatory expertise. She joins the firm as a […]

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Top lawyer for West Gate Tunnel project sues Transurban for alleged bullying
Employment 2024-04-09 11:38 pm By Sam Matthews

The former head of legal for the West Gate Tunnel project has sued toll road operator Transurban, alleging she was made redundant after complaining about […]

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On The Run to backpay workers $2.5M in leave entitlements
Employment 2024-04-09 10:23 pm By Andy Sidler

Convenience store operator On The Run will backpay $2.3 million in annual leave entitlements to 1,524 full and part-time employees — mostly console operators and […]

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PwC sued by employee over alleged sexual assault
Employment 2024-04-05 3:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

PricewaterhouseCoopers has been sued by an employee who alleges the accounting firm is vicariously liable for an alleged sexual assault by a co-worker after an […]

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Melbourne Uni fined for conduct of boss who called academic ‘self-entitled Y-genner’
Education 2024-04-05 10:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has slapped the University of Melbourne with a $74,590 penalty for taking adverse action against two casual academics to prevent them from claiming […]

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‘Real lack of care’: Judge scolds class action firm over costs dispute with funder
Class Actions 2024-04-04 11:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A bid by the law firm behind a settled class action against Hays Recruitment to increase a cap on costs to settle a spat with […]

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