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Melbourne Uni professor axed for relationship with student wins job back
A Melbourne University engineering professor who was sacked for sending intimate messages to a PhD student has been reinstated after the Fair Work Commission found he was unfairly dismissed.
Uber driver files FWC case over recurring app malfunctions
A Sydney-based Uber driver has filed a Fair Work Commission case seeking $50,000 in compensation and damages over recurring malfunctions in the rideshare app, saying drivers “should not bear the financial burden of Uber’s technical failures”.
Radio giant scapegoated 2Day FM royal prankster, lawsuit says
A 2Day FM host behind a prank call to the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge was staying in 2012 alleges he was “hung out to dry” by the radio network after a nurse’s death by suicide.
BHP loses latest ‘same job, same pay’ battle with union
Unions have prevailed in a fight with BHP over Labor's same job, same pay legislation, with a landmark decision ensuring a pay rise for over 2,000 labour hire workers.
Law firm dodges personal costs despite ‘unsatisfactory approach’ to orders in discrimination case
A judge has stopped short of making costs orders against a law firm despite finding it was responsible for delays in a workplace discrimination suit.
Uncertified lawyer with ‘vigorous social media presence’ should be struck from roll, tribunal says
A tribunal has recommended a solicitor who continued to advertise his legal services on social media after his practising certificate was revoked should be struck off the roll.
Maybe happy ending for EY after mass defection of tax team to Alvarez & Marsal
Likening its position to the "Goldilocks zone", EY has secured documents from rival Alvarez & Marsal as it weighs potential litigation over the mass departure of partners and staff from its international tax practice.
Dentons nabs employment partner from Deloitte Legal
Dentons has poached an employment law expert and her team of three from Deloitte Legal to grow its Melbourne office.
Ord Minnett wins appeal in fight with wealth advisor over wage entitlements
Stockbroking firm Ord Minnett has overturned a judgment finding it owed years of wages and other entitlements to a wealth adviser who was only paid in commissions.
Landmark win for low-paid McDonald’s workers in FWC
The workplace umpire has handed a win to over 5,000 McDonald’s workers, in a decision that will force 18 of the fast food giant's franchisees to the negotiating table for a single enterprise agreement under new laws.