Fair Work Commission
NSW solicitor tries to have previous workplace wound up
In the five years since he was escorted by police out of a Parramatta law firm, a solicitor has launched proceeding...
07 August 2025
By Naomi Neilson
High Court challenge over illegally sacked miners tossed out for third time
Twenty-two miners operating out of Peabody’s Helensburgh mine have retained their win against their former employer,...
07 August 2025
By Kace O'Neill
Primary carer decision a game changer for employers and their lawyers
A court decision on paid parental leave has set the tone for disputes between new parents and their employers, a...
29 July 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Court security manager sacked after prematurely granting person’s freedom
A court security manager challenged his dismissal through the Fair Work Commission after his employer sacked him for...
28 July 2025
By Kace O'Neill
‘Yeah, you’re fired’: Legal assistant unfairly dismissed from Qld firm
A remote legal assistant has successfully won an unfair dismissal case after being abruptly terminated during a Skype...
04 July 2025
By Grace Robbie
First Right to Disconnect case raises eyebrows, but not precedents
The first of what may well be many employment disputes pertaining to the Right to Disconnect has caught the attention...
10 June 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Solicitor alleges she was fired after maternity leave discussion
A former boutique law firm employee has alleged she was terminated because she was pregnant and had asked about...
06 May 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Ombudsman asked to investigate pay allegations at Qld firm
Concerned over allegations a Queensland-based law firm did not pay its employees correctly, a deputy president of the...
22 April 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Solicitor brings fight against employer years after her termination
A solicitor terminated from her position at an immigration detention centre based in Sydney’s west has brought an...
14 April 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Perth firm dodges bullying order pursued by former employee
Despite her application having already been thrown out, a former employee of a Perth law firm tried to convince the...
31 March 2025
By Naomi Neilson
More court stoushes in store for boutique firm and vengeful training lawyer
In what appears to be a seemingly endless legal battle, a Parramatta boutique law firm has been dragged through yet...
26 March 2025
By Naomi Neilson
‘Doomed to fail’: Solicitor pushes ahead with futile claims against law firm
Apparently not dissuaded from being shut down and criticised by multiple courts and the Fair Work Commission, a...
05 March 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Employment law cases impacting workplaces in 2025
Here are five cases from 2024 that I predict might have a critical impact on employment law outcomes in workplaces in...
27 February 2025
By Paul O'Halloran
Labor accused of stacking FWC with ‘union and lawyer mates’
A principal from Maurice Blackburn has been named as deputy president of the Fair Work Commission, while four other...
26 February 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Qld firm fails to block paralegal’s unfair dismissal complaint
A Queensland law firm has failed for the second time to shut down a paralegal’s unfair dismissal application.
25 February 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Lecturer sacked after telling student to ‘start an OnlyFans’, ‘collaborate in the bedroom’
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has condemned the actions of a former University of Tasmania lecturer, labelling his...
24 February 2025
By Kace O'Neill
A former FWC vice president on the need for humane, patient (and efficient) justice
A former FWC vice president has shared his view on how commissioners should approach their role in the nation’s...
17 February 2025
By Kace O'Neill
Law lecturer says university unfairly ended employment
A senior law lecturer turned to the Fair Work Commission with allegations that he was pushed out of a Melbourne...
13 February 2025
By Naomi Neilson
ABC’s counsel grills Lattouf on social media use
In a line of questioning that saw him “chastised” by the judge, counsel for the national broadcaster questioned...
04 February 2025
By Naomi Neilson
‘Non-practising’ lawyer found to be ‘detriment’ in unfair dismissal case
The involvement of a lawyer in an unfair dismissal matter was found to be a “detriment” to a personal care...
24 January 2025
By Naomi Neilson