With more employees requesting flexible working arrangements, employers need to be aware of their obligations when responding to these requests.
The Federal Court recently ordered that an employer pay $350,000 compensation and $60,000 penalties for unlawfully terminating a nurse’s employment due to her race and exercise of workplace rights.
The Fair Work Commission has handed down its annual wage review decision for 2025. From 1 July 2025, the national minimum wage will increase to $948.00 per week, or $24.95 per hour.
In a recent case, the Fair Work Commission has found that an employer’s requirement for an employee to work a 40-hour week was unreasonable and a contravention of the Fair Work Act.
A labour hire company has been ordered to pay over $20,000 in compensation following the unfair dismissal of an employee some 24 hours after a failed drug test and safety indiscretion.
The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has upheld the dismissal of an employee, agreeing that the seriousness of a positive test result for methamphetamine outweighed the employer’s failure to follow policies and procedures.
The High Court has awarded an employee damages for psychiatric injury as part of a breach of contract claim following an employer’s failure to follow its disciplinary procedure.
Cooper Grace Ward’s workplace relations and safety practice has been recognised in the latest Doyles Guide rankings for both Leading Employment Law Firms (Employer Representation) and Leading Employment Lawyers (Employer Representation).
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From 1 July 2025, the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld) will include six new protected attributes and a positive duty to eliminate unlawful conduct.
The Federal Court recently slapped Giggle for Girls Pty Ltd and its CEO with a $10,000 compensation order after they unlawfully discriminated against a platform user on the basis of her transgender identity.
With increasing recognition of medicinal cannabis as a therapeutic treatment for medical conditions, what options do employers have for disciplining employees who test positive on a random drug test?