A new statutory definition of casual employment is among several measures designed to bring more certainty to the workforce.
The senior lawyer who claims to have reported AMP's fees for no service scandal has now received a settlement after being fired.
Taxpayers could be left footing the bill for workers'entitlements when government support is stripped away,business groups and insolvency firms warn.
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.
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'.
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.
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.
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.
The CFMMEU is facing fines for allegedly trying to coerce crane companies into signing enterprise agreements.
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.
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.