Latest Fair Work Commission

Big Law • 22 April 2024 • ByNaomi NeilsonFair Work questions usefulness of non-compete clauses

The frequency of non-compete clauses and their use in pinning down former employees was examined by the Fair Work...

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Big Law • 04 March 2024 • ByNaomi NeilsonBoutique firm penalised for underpaying staff

A Bankstown law firm has been hit with pecuniary penalties after it failed to pay an employee the minimum wage.

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Big Law • 13 February 2024 • ByLauren CroftA Right to Disconnect Bill recently passed the Senate – introducing...

A Right to Disconnect Bill recently passed the Senate – introducing a right for workers to disconnect once they are...

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Big Law • 08 February 2024 • ByNaomi NeilsonSydney lawyer fired after salary cut in half

A lawyer claimed she was fired the day after she called in sick for mental health distress by a director who regularly...

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Big Law • 29 January 2024 • ByNaomi NeilsonNSW lawyer fired for internet search history

An intellectual property firm was ordered to compensate a former employee it dismissed over his internet browsing...

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Big Law • 30 November 2023 • ByLauren CroftWill flexibility and WFH die out in 2024?

Following a recent Fair Work Commission decision ruling in favour of an employer declining a request to work from home...

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Big Law • 13 September 2023 • ByNaomi NeilsonSydney solicitor’s ‘scandalous’ claims against former firm...

A solicitor who made “scandalous allegations” about his former firm has lost a bid to reignite his unfair dismissal...

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Big Law • 20 May 2023 • ByLawyers WeeklyClaims against firms and ACT DPP under fire: What’s hot in law this...

The board of inquiry into the handling of the Bruce Lehrmann prosecution has seen some big revelations this week, and...

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Big Law • 18 May 2023 • ByJess FeyderRugg v Ryan would have been a ‘game changer’

Sally Rugg recently agreed to settle her case based on being made to work “unreasonable” hours against Kooyong’s...

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The Bar • 21 April 2023 • ByJake NelsonQantas had right to sack worker on leave who hadn’t gotten COVID-19...

The Fair Work Commission has ruled that national airline Qantas was able to sack a Jetstar manager who put off having a...

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