NEWS OHS LEGAL

Employee loses wages claim but receives limited disciplinary payout

SYDNEY: A Reserve Bank of Australia employee under extraordinary medical restrictions including heavily reduced hours… read more

FWC upholds dismissal after armed robbery derails workers comp claim

MELBOURNE: An armed robbery, a workers’ comp claim quietly closed, then dismissal. The FWC sided read more

Fair Work Commission dismisses late unfair dismissal application

MELBOURNE: A dismissed worker’s claims of legal confusion and mental distress were not enough to read more

Fair Work rules against employer after post-departure email backfires

SYDNEY: One email sent the day after an alleged resignation helped sink an employer’s jurisdictional read more