Duelling pistols to cowboy hats: The wildest unfair dismissal cases of 2018
It's been an extraordinary year for unfair dismissal cases as employers try to navigate the minefield of complexity that is Australian employment law.
A construction worker has been unsuccessful in his claim of unfair dismissal, after a Western Australian business fired him for his involvem…
By John Nelder and Emma Koehn.
As millions of Aussies prepare to fire up the barbie ahead of Australia Day, there’s a growing band of b…
Small businesses are being urged to seek advice and check records of former employees after a Federal Court decision on the wages of apprent…
A social club venue in Melbourne has been ordered to pay thousands of dollars in compensation to a worker it dismissed over allegations he h…
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal proceedings against an IGA supermarket operator over allegations he underpaid six staff as much …
Allegations that franchisees at Domino’s Pizza spoke to workers about paying for visa sponsorship have prompted employment lawyers to rem…
An Adelaide car windscreen business and its director have been fined close to $85,000 for the underpayment of employees after a federal cour…
It’s a nightmare that keeps many business owners awake at night.
Unfair dismissal is no joke. After several years, the Fair Work Commis…
A former restaurant owner will have his pay slashed by $500 a fortnight in order to pay off outstanding court penalties, in the first case …
The former operator of a Melbourne marketing company has been penalised $17,500 over the “brazen” underpayment of three young female int…
