Social media is a legal minefield. Facebook and Twitter may have seemed like an innocent workplace distraction a few years ago, but they’ve…
Social media is a legal minefield. Facebook and Twitter may have seemed like an innocent workplace distraction a few years ago, but they’ve…
A fitness centre has been ordered to pay the childcare costs accrued by a former employee during her search for work after the staff member …
Employers are urged to observe the correct processes when firing staff, as decade-long research into unfair dismissals finds that claimant s…
The number of working days lost to strikes leapt by just over 90% in 2011, with business blaming the adversarial environment created by the …
There is speculation in today’s papers that ACTU secretary Jeff Lawrence has been pushed out of the top job, which he has held for five year…
Business has baulked at the latest push from trade unions to increase wages for apprentices, suggesting already burdened industries such as&…
LinkedIn might make be a great way to poach employees, but a case from Britain suggests employers need to develop policies to prevent the lo…
Cafes and restaurants may have received a substantial sales boost in January, according to the latest official statistics, but the industry …
Motorcycle clothing maker Draggin Jeans says any changes to reduce flexibility in the workplace or increase costs will pressure the company …
The entire country is transfixed on Canberra where a leadership spill has now been confirmed for Monday, with Prime Minister Julia Gillard …
Super Retail Group is the latest company to enter the debate over penalty rates, with chief executive Peter Birtles calling for a complete r…
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has called for broad changes to Labor’s Fair Work Act, saying it is neither flexible nor a…
