Casual workers earn new right to permanent employment under workplace reforms

Casual workers earn new right to permanent employment under workplace reforms

A new statutory definition of casual employment is among several measures designed to bring more certainty to the workforce.

  • byNick Bonyhady andRob Harris

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AMP settles employment dispute with sacked senior lawyer

AMP settles employment dispute with sacked senior lawyer

The senior lawyer who claims to have reported AMP's fees for no service scandal has now received a settlement after being fired.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
'A very big bill':Taxpayers to be slugged with staff costs for failed businesses

'A very big bill':Taxpayers to be slugged with staff costs for failed businesses

Taxpayers could be left footing the bill for workers'entitlements when government support is stripped away,business groups and insolvency firms warn.

  • byJennifer Duke andNick Bonyhady
It's our time to be nimble but our public service is stifled by a culture of complaint

It's our time to be nimble but our public service is stifled by a culture of complaint

Woe betides the manager who tries to manage underperformance. A complaint against a supervisor can tie up resources and lead to months of sick pay.

  • byPru Goward
Government worker sacked after taking laptops home denied return

Government worker sacked after taking laptops home denied return

The woman was also found to have shared confidential details,asked for a new role to be created for her and engaged in an'inappropriate and expletive-laden exchange'.

  • byMatt Dennien
'My story is the same as many black people on Wall Street':Morgan Stanley’s former diversity chief is suing the company

'My story is the same as many black people on Wall Street':Morgan Stanley’s former diversity chief is suing the company

During Marilyn Booker's 26-year career at Morgan Stanley,she often felt that too few of its employees were black. She was still trying to rectify the situation on the morning she was fired.

  • byEmily Flitter
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Casino worker who wrote'Pornostar'rap loses unfair dismissal claim

Casino worker who wrote'Pornostar'rap loses unfair dismissal claim

A Crown Casino dealer sacked after he claimed he was bullied for a'Pornostar'rap he wrote has lost his unfair dismissal claim at the Fair Work Commission.

  • byMax Koslowski andNick Bonyhady
Service station'set about'sacking employee for pink hair and sexual objectification

Service station'set about'sacking employee for pink hair and sexual objectification

A Rockhampton service station employee has won her unfair dismissal case after being sacked for breaches including having pink hair and sexually objectifying a male customer.

  • byLucy Stone
Union faces court again over alleged coercion of crane companies

Union faces court again over alleged coercion of crane companies

The CFMMEU is facing fines for allegedly trying to coerce crane companies into signing enterprise agreements.

  • byAnna Patty
Challenge to court ruling giving some workers more sick leave than others

Challenge to court ruling giving some workers more sick leave than others

The High Court will hear an appeal against a Federal Court decision giving workers on three 12-hour shifts 48 hours more sick leave than those on five 36-hour shifts.

  • byAnna Patty
Smart cricket ball company faces financial stumping

Smart cricket ball company faces financial stumping

Chaired by former Test player Michael Kasprowicz,the company behind Australia's pioneering smart cricket ball technology,SportCor faces a financial stumping by its ASX-listed investor and creditor QMS Media.

  • byColin Kruger