Employers have no legal right to sit in on a worker's medical consultation, according to employment law experts. Miles Heffernan from IR Claims warns workers to never allow employers, or their representatives, to sit in on medical consultations. "What happens…
The AFL and the Gold Coast Suns have apologised to former player Joel Wilkinson for an incident of racism. The incident happened at a 2013 Wacky Wednesday event, where two of Wilkinson's teammates dressed in blackface. To connect with us,…
Sexual harassment is widespread in Parliament house, according to a recent review. One in eight political staffers reported experiencing sexual harassment or assault while working at Parliament House. However, more than half said they feared risking their career if they…
One Nation is calling for new laws to make it easier for employers to sack workers. Senator Malcolm Roberts included the proposal in his submission to the Senate inquiry into the Coalition's industrial relations omnibus bill. To connect with us,…
A firefighter who called a gay co-worker "half a man" and "Arthur" has lost his unfair dismissal claim. An employment tribunal rejected the worker's claim that the comments related to his height, rather than his sexual orientation. To connect with…
A single mum who was fired for being four minutes late to work has won her unfair dismissal case. The woman regularly arrived late to work at a poultry factory because she needed to drop her child off at before-school…
Uber drivers are employees, and not independent contractors, the UK's Supreme Court has ruled. The ride-share company will have to pay thousands of Uber drivers the minimum wage and holiday pay as a result of the landmark decision. The UK…
A struggling single mum has taken on the Catholic Church in an unfair dismissal case. The woman took the action after the church sacked her in the lead-up to Christmas. Her dismissal followed complaints she made about bullying and inappropriate…
Jamie Gardner-Hudson was underpaid $40,000 and there's nothing he can do about it. The majority of the wage theft happened more than six years ago, which is past the statute of limitations. Industrial advocate Miles Heffernan says the case is…
Catherine Black worked an extra 444 hours and got paid with a voucher for a free canoe trip. Instead of paying Black more than $13,000 in overtime, her manager gave her movie tickets and vouchers. One of the vouchers included…
