Employment

Contracts, conduct, and controversy behind The Kyle & Jackie O Show

Kyle Sandilands and Jacqueline Henderson’s fallout with ARN Media is as much about contracts as it is about conduct....

06 May 2026

By Naomi Neilson

Practising ban for lawyer who failed to prevent employee’s $3.2m theft

A Gold Coast lawyer’s lack of supervision over an employee who had a low income and a gambling addiction enabled the...

05 May 2026

By Naomi Neilson

Clock ticking on principal lawyer’s far-fetched dog-sitting lawsuit

A principal solicitor who took his former assistant to court over dog-sitting duties is running out of time to keep his...

04 May 2026

By Naomi Neilson

Parole lawyer’s industrial action against former employer takes hit

Queensland Corrective Services has been forced to defend itself against allegations that it took retaliatory action...

24 April 2026

By Naomi Neilson

‘Deeply troubling’: Appeal court rebukes attempts to sideline solicitors

A boutique law firm’s attempt to bar certain solicitors from acting for a former employee has been overturned, with a...

17 April 2026

By Naomi Neilson

Convicted murderer at centre of partner’s sacking, lawyer says

The unfair dismissal case involving the partner Keli Lane has tested the legal limits of employer oversight, with one...

31 March 2026

By Naomi Neilson

If Australia rations fuel, will lawyers have to WFH again?

The US–Israel attack on Iran and the subsequent regional and geopolitical conflict that has ensued have disrupted...

25 March 2026

By Jerome Doraisamy

Legal Aid lawyer left to foot $40k bill after dropped discrimination case

A family lawyer who accused Legal Aid Queensland and several of her colleagues of discrimination has failed to shake an...

23 March 2026

By Naomi Neilson

Self-professed ‘alpha’ lawyer’s absurd ‘pack’ claim to fired employee

The principal lawyer of a Sydney commercial firm backtracked on the dismissal of a senior associate by telling her he...

16 March 2026

By Naomi Neilson

LHD Lawyers acquires 120-year-old firm Taylor & Scott Lawyers

LHD Lawyers has strengthened its workers’ compensation, personal injury, and industrial law capability with the...

05 March 2026

By Naomi Neilson

Principal solicitor’s pooch at centre of legal fight with ex-EA

A boutique Sydney firm has sued a former executive assistant for an alleged failure to properly care for the principal...

20 February 2026

By Naomi Neilson

Empathy is not optional for employment lawyers

Distraught over my mother’s diagnosis, what I needed most was some compassion – what I got instead was a rude and...

11 February 2026

By Naomi Neilson

‘Dearest Jeffrey’: Epstein linked to Sydney law firm job hunt

Among the newly released cache of files linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is an email exchange that...

04 February 2026

By Naomi Neilson

Dentons hires Perth-based workplace relations partner

Global law firm Dentons’ employment and safety practice has gone national, with the appointment of a Perth-based...

19 January 2026

By Jerome Doraisamy

Grill’d facing employee class action

Thousands of past and present employees of Grill’d have filed class action proceedings, alleging that the burger...

29 December 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Lawyer accused of extracting firm data fails to bolster defence

A lawyer who allegedly extracted confidential information from his former workplace and set out to establish a rival...

05 December 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Why are unfair dismissal claims on the rise?

In its newly released annual report, the Fair Work Commission said it received 44,075 lodgments in 2024–25, making a...

05 November 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

The reaction to Charlie Kirk’s assassination and its implications for employment law

The assassination of conservative campaigner, activist, and podcaster Charlie Kirk at a Utah-based university campus...

24 September 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Prosecutor fights Department of Justice over employment decision

A senior legal officer with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has successfully appealed a decision not...

19 September 2025

By Naomi Neilson

What young legal talents really want from firms

From dynamic workplace cultures and forward-thinking AI strategies to inclusive leadership, the next generation of...

10 September 2025

By Grace Robbie