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High Court gives boost to gig economy, clarifies test for independent contractors
Employment 2022-02-09 7:34 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The High Court has bolstered the position of businesses hiring independent contractors with two rulings clarifying the importance of the contract in determing the status […]

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Labor promises to take fight over religious discrimination bill to the Senate
Employment 2022-02-09 10:30 pm By Sam Matthews

The Morrison government’s controversial religious discrimination bill passed after a marathon hearing in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, despite being widely criticized for privileging […]

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‘The bar has been raised’: Westpac sacking over work drinks touching upheld
Employment 2022-02-08 11:28 pm By Sam Matthews

The Fair Work Commission has upheld the dismissal of a long-serving Westpac manager who touched a colleague “in an intimate manner” at an after-work drinks, […]

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Holding Redlich poaches workplace relations head from Mills Oakley
Employment 2022-02-08 4:26 pm By Sam Matthews

Holding Redlich has scored leading workplace relations lawyer Andrew Klein to lead the firm’s workplace relations and safety practice at its newly established Canberra office, […]

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Salter Brothers investment in advisory firm Hendry Group ‘worthless’, court hears
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-02-04 2:24 pm By Christine Caulfield

Salter Brothers’ multimillion dollar investment in advisory firm Hendry Group is worthless, a court has been told in the fund manager’s case alleging it was […]

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RMS Engineering settles workers’ class action over meal breaks
Class Actions 2022-02-04 3:10 pm By Christine Caulfield

Queensland-based RMS Engineering and Construction has settled a class action alleging it refused to give staff meal breaks and threatened those who complained about excessive […]

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AMP unit settles retired planner’s suit over $1M buyout deal
Financial Services 2022-02-01 2:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A subsidiary of AMP has settled a retired financial planner’s lawsuit accusing the company of using “unfair tactics” to avoid coughing up close to a […]

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Judge forgoes settlement approval hearing in Romeo’s class actions
Class Actions 2022-01-31 1:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge overseeing two class actions against Romeo’s has ditched what has become the commonplace hearing in weighing a settlement of the cases, but experts […]

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BHP’s vaccination policy at Queensland coal mines found to be lawful
COVID-19 2022-01-31 7:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

BHP’s policy requiring Queensland workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and show proof of the jab has withstood a challenge from mining unions that claimed […]

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‘Get over it’: Pest control company, ‘cockroach’ employee accused of harassment
Employment 2022-01-31 3:13 pm By Sam Matthews

A former business development manager at Flick has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the pest control giant, alleging a string of incidents involving a […]

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