Employment law continues to be a frequently litigated and ever changing area of law in Australia.

It was considered more appropriate for questions of fact and issues of credibility to be determined by a Court.

If the charge of "Industrial Manslaughter" had been in force, would they have pursued a charge under that provision?

The decision that was handed down illustrates that reasonable management action will defeat a claim of alleged bullying.

In National Tertiary Education Industry Union v Swinburne University of Technology (No 2) [2015] FCA 1080, the Federal Court of Australia ordered that Swinburne University pay a $14,000 penalty for contravening the Fair Work Act 2009.

The Fair Work Commission has recently ruled on this issue.

The outcome of this recent case could have a major impact on the way that employers conduct workplace investigations.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard departed from tradition by announcing the Federal election more than seven months in advance.

A Queensland District Court case examines whether a residential care facility adequately protected a worker who suffered psychiatric injury after being threatened by a young person in her care. The case explores critical questions about staffing requirements, risk management protocols, and the impact of undisclosed pre-existing conditions on compensation claims.

The Queensland Government has announced that it will introduce a new criminal offence of 'negligence causing death'.

This case was the first workers compensation dispute relating to COVID-19 to be determined by a tribunal in Australia.

This change benefits people injured at work or on the road with a single tribunal - more efficient and easy to navigate.

WorkPac operated a labour hire business which employed Mr Skene as a dump-truck operator.

The Federal Court held that a terminated employee is not entitled to retain documents after termination for the purposes of prosecuting a claim against the employer.

The accountant claimed that the purchaser, Moore Stephens, failed to pay him an instalment of $600,980 for the purchase of the business.

This report examines FWC responses to the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for employers and employees.

In today's determination, the AFPC increased the minimum weekly wage ($522.12) by $21.66 per week to $543.78. This equates to an increase in hourly rates from $13.74 per hour to $14.31 per hour.

Workers should take relevant steps to avoid unduly prolonging the process of seeking an award of damages at common law.

Although the FWC initially upheld dismissal for sharing the popular Hitler parody, it reinstated the worker on appeal.

Leave has also been sought to appeal the Rossato decision and the government is considering casual employment reforms.