Unions have called for urgent legislative reform after the Fair Work Ombudsman declined to take compliance action against Uber, finding that the ride-share giant’s drivers were independent contractors, not employees, under Australian law.
Rugby player Israel Folau, who was sacked after sharing a homophobic Instagram post, has brought unfair dismissal proceedings alleging Rugby Australia and the NSW Waratahs terminated him because he is a Christian.
A former partner expelled from HWL Ebsworth has been awarded $450,000 in damages after the NSW Supreme Court found the reasons for the termination were “irrational and wrong”.
The Fair Work Commission has dismissed an appeal by the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union challenging a decision by a commissioner to not recuse herself from hearing a construction site dispute with Watpac after commenting that the union’s complaint about safety concerns at the site appeared to be a “smokebomb”.
Sacked rugby player Israel Folau has hired commercial law firm Macpherson Kelley as he considers legal action against Rugby Australia and the NSW Waratahs over his allegedly unlawful termination.
A senior Piper Alderman partner who has launched a sex discrimination case against the law firm rejected “reasonable settlement offers” that would have allowed her to leave the partnership on a “dignified basis”, counsel for the firm has told a court.
A judge has hit the applicant in a sham contraction class action against Appco with costs for forcing the company to file a defence to a superseded pleading, saying the usual “no costs” rule in Fair Work cases had less force in actions backed by third party litigation funders.
La Trobe University has reached a settlement with the head of its law school, Dr Patrick Keyzer, to resolve legal action alleging it breached its workplace obligations when it suspended him over bullying complaints. The university dropped its disciplinary proceedings against Keyzer, with no adverse findings being made.
A judge has found a senior female partner at Piper Alderman has not provided sufficient evidence that the firm moved to oust her from its ranks because she is a woman, in a ruling dismissing her bid for an order halting the firm from moving forward with a meeting on the proposed expulsion.
The job of a senior Piper Alderman partner is in jeopardy after a court refused to extend an injunction preventing her from being ousted from the partnership while she battles a sex discrimination case against the firm.