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A former Norton Rose Fulbright manager who accused employees of the global law firm of bullying her and suggesting “wives were supposed to stay in the kitchen” has narrowly avoided having her Fair Work claim struck out for being “vague, ambiguous and unintelligible”.
The NRMA's bid to restrain the maritime union's campaign over the safety and employment standards of Sydney’s fast ferry services on the grounds that it violates IP and consumer laws is set to be fast tracked after a judge noted the "significant" case could raise freedom of speech issues.
NSW Health is facing a potential class action alleging it underpaid junior medical officers who were denied wages for unscheduled or non-rostered hours worked.
Almost 7,000 disabled workers have been repaid $109 million in wages as part of a class action settlement distribution that has been called a "fitting end to an historic fight".
The Full Federal Court has ordered a retrial in a landmark Fair Work Ombudsman case that saw the owner of a Cairns tour company sentenced to 12 months' jail, criticizing the sentencing judge for being "sarcastic, disparaging and dismissive" of the tour operator's evidence.
The Fair Work Commission has ruled that "theft is theft, no matter the value" as it dismisses the claims of two Virgin Australia baggage handlers who allegedly stole two packets of cigarettes worth less than $50 while loading freight onto a domestic flight.
Treasury Wine Estates is trying to claw back a $1.3 million share bonus paid to former managing director Peter Dixon, alleging serious misconduct relating to the intellectual property theft of highly confidential documents.
Australian supermarket giant Woolworths has accepted a number of recommendations made by the Fair Work Commission, after two unions challenged a recent restructure that required staff to reapply for jobs, seek redeployment or be made redundant.
Rugby player Israel Folau, who was sacked after sharing a homophobic Instagram post, will take his unfair dismissal case against Rugby Australia and the NSW Waratahs to court after a conciliation hearing at the Fair Work Commission failed to resolve the dispute.
Domino's Pizza says it will defend a class action filed against it on behalf of thousands of delivery drivers and in-store workers who were allegedly systemically underpaid by franchisees over a five-year period.