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Prison officers union wins appeal in public holiday overtime case
Prison officers in Western Australia have won an appeal over public holiday overtime in a case against the Minister of Corrective Services.
SBS did not unfairly ax worker over WFH requests, judge finds
A judge has rejected a former SBS employee’s case alleging she was unfairly dismissed due to her need to work from home for medical reasons, finding it was an "inherent requirement” of her role that she come into work.
Svitzer took adverse action with exec’s ‘snap’ decision to ax port manager: court
Marine towage giant Svitzer took adverse action against a port manager who was dismissed in the “snap decision” of an executive irritated by the manager's lack of excitement when offered a lower-paid role as part of a restructure.
University of NSW hit with $211K penalty for underpaying casual staff
The University of NSW has been hit with a $211,200 penalty after admitting to "systemic" underpayments of casual staff at its business school.
Seek, Employment Hero resolve misuse of market power lawsuit
A Federal Court suit by HR company Employment Hero accusing investor and rival Seek of misusing its market power has been resolved.
Top 10 class action settlements of 2025
Class action settlements hit major milestones last year, with the year’s largest settlements totalling $1.6 billion and one case resolving for a historic $548.5 million.
Judge rails against ChatGPT use by former Neometals exec
The judge overseeing a whistleblower suit by the former head of recycling at Neometals has chastised the executive for using ChatGPT to prepare an unsuccessful stay application.
BHP loses challenge to same job, same pay orders
BHP and its in-house labour hire subsidiary have lost their bid to challenge same job, same pay orders by the Fair Work Commission workers at mines in central Queensland. 
TechnologyOne wins dismissal of long-running suit by former exec
After a years-long legal battle, a judge has thrown out an unfair dismissal suit by a former TechnologyOne executive, finding he was lawfully terminated for failing to adapt to the company's management structure.
Grill’d served with class action over staff rest breaks
A new class action targeting Grill'd alleges the burger chain wrongly denied thousands of workers the rest breaks they were entitled to under enterprise bargaining agreements.