employment law

Dentons employee claims $50k for allegedly unpaid period
An employee of Dentons Australia agreed to a furlough during a strict pandemic lockdown but has since claimed the major...
31 July 2026
By Naomi Neilson
How impactful will the Fair Work Court be?
Here, senior employment and workplace relations lawyers examine the likely implications of the tribunal and whether it...
29 July 2026
By Amelia McNamara
ODPP lawyers seek compensation for overtime hours
Current and former lawyers with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions are seeking compensation for unpaid...
24 July 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra wins adverse action fight over Gaza comments
The Federal Court rejected a concert pianist’s Fair Work claim against the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra over...
13 July 2026
By Naomi Neilson and Amelia McNamara
Piper Alderman takes employment relations team from DWF
National law firm Piper Alderman has moved to expand its employment relations team, appointing a global rival’s head...
01 July 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
Parole board lawyer avoids costs order due to ‘unfair’ tribunal comments
Although unsuccessful in a recusal application, an ex-parole board lawyer has avoided a costs order due to a...
05 June 2026
By Naomi Neilson
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
Shock jock argues alleged misconduct was contractually sanctioned
Kyle Sandilands’ legal team said he will likely concede to alleged misconduct but will argue it fell within the scope...
27 April 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
FWC dismisses lawyer’s costs application against former employer
The Fair Work Commission has dismissed a lawyer’s application to impose costs on his former employer after it...
31 March 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Workplace surveillance: A thing of the past? Not so fast
The future of workplace surveillance is found in balancing organisational needs with employee wellbeing, transparency,...
23 March 2026
By Hilary Searing
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
Early, extensively and often: Defending against WHS claims
Reflecting on a recent WHS appeal case, a lawyer discusses how practitioners can defend a workplace injury claim by...
04 March 2026
By Carlos Tse
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
Senior Gair Legal duo launch boutique personal injury and employment law firm
Two senior Gair Legal lawyers have stepped away from the defendant SME firm to launch their own boutique practice,...
29 January 2026
By Grace Robbie
Colin Biggers & Paisley names new partner, senior associate
National law firm Colin Biggers & Paisley has elevated an employment lawyer to its partnership, and promoted an...
02 January 2026
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
The rise of ‘unmeritorious’ workplace claims in the age of AI
According to workplace lawyers, employers are facing a growing wave of claims that lack merit, at a time when the use...
03 December 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy