A senior manager at a Sydney-based creative company claims she was sacked for reporting sexual harassment. The worker told her story to news.com.au to warn others about the warning signs of a serial perpetrator in the workplace. To connect with us,…
BlueScope Steel has been given the green light to discriminate on the basis of sex. The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal granted the exemption to help BlueScope address a gender imbalance in its workforce. However, the exemption application didn't have…
A Federal Circuit Court judge has resigned after an inquiry found he harassed a junior employee and a law student. Judge Joe Harman was appointed in 2010, and has been on leave since the inquiry began last August. Chief Judge…
A Brisbane sushi store is facing more than $630,000 in penalties for allegedly underpaying 34 staff. The outlet is also accused of providing falsified documents to Fair Work inspectors to cover up the wage theft. The huge penalties are ten…
Sony sacked Denis Handlin a week after it received media inquires about a toxic work culture in its Australian offices. Guardian Australia approached Sony's head office in New York with multiple complaints from former employees. On Monday, chairman Rob Stringer…
Perennial "victim" Israel Folau is suing the Queensland Rugby League claiming he is again being persecuted for his religious beliefs. However, the real reason the QRL is refusing to register Folau to play in the local competition has nothing to…
A former SBS journalist who experienced workplace harassment is taking legal action to get her job back. Pallavi Jain claims she was sacked for not being able to work under the woman who allegedly bullied her. She has subsequently filed…
A court has penalised a Sydney dentist $7,400 for ripping off three of his workers. The Fair Work Ombudsman commenced litigation after the man failed to comply with a Compliance Notice. The Notice required him to rectify the underpayments to…
Camp Australia has agreed to back-pay staff $1.74 million in order to avoid legal action for wage theft. The national childcare company must also make a $122,000 contrition payment to the Commonwealth’s Consolidated Revenue Fund. To connect with us, please…
Deliveroo has lost a test case in the Fair Work Commission which found delivery riders are employees and not independent contractors. The ruling will have huge ramifications for the gig economy. It means food delivery workers are entitled to the…
