An employer has won injunctions restraining two former employees accused of soliciting its clients to a competitor, with the Federal Court finding it needed protection from their "coordinated scheme". read more
The end of 2022 saw a raft of new workplace laws being passed, but they're just the start of what employers will face in 2023. Watch this webcast to prepare yourself for the year ahead. read more
Randstad must again defend dismissing a recruiter who said she would "take down" the company, after she won an appeal but then lost a dispute over what form the rehearing should take. read more
It was unlawful for a host employer to exclude an on-hire worker from its site after he complained about workplace safety issues, the Federal Court has ruled. read more
The staffing sector can expect to see the "more controversial" aspects of Labor's workplace relations agenda introduced in the second half of this year, including "same job, same pay" laws, Employment Minister Tony Burke has confirmed. read more
A labour hire company that dismissed a worker at a host's request must now face his general protections claim, despite its lateness. Meanwhile the ruling is scathing of the employee's representative, noting its mistakes and questionable practices. read more
An employer has been blocked from sacking a worker who it believed lied during her job interview, because it was unclear whether it followed a procedurally fair disciplinary process. read more
A labour hire company that supplied a 29-year-old worker for only five weeks before he was killed at a host site has been fined and convicted for failing to ensure workplace safety. read more