Browsing: Employment law

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An employer has failed to prove it sacked a worker for failing to disclose her ADHD and Asperger's Syndrome during recruitment, with the Federal Circuit Court finding no evidence she had been dishonest. read more

An on-hire worker who wasn't offered shifts after being injured at a host site has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission she was unfairly dismissed. read more

A labour hire company has failed to block an out-of-time unfair dismissal claim, after the Fair Work Commission found it had ignored a worker's numerous attempts to clarify his employment status. read more

Months after new workplace safety obligations came into effect, there remains a concerning lack of action in the recruitment industry, a compliance specialist says. read more

A commission has lambasted an unsuccessful job applicant over his discrimination claims, saying he is "establishing himself to be somewhat of a serial pest". read more

A host employer has failed on appeal to overturn a $2 million-plus damages ruling, after being found vicariously liable for the negligent act of a labour hire worker. But the on-hire company was able to convince the court it had discharged its safety duties. read more

A job applicant has failed to convince a tribunal that he wasn't hired because the women who interviewed him didn't "like men", while seeking a primary-school-style punishment for their alleged discrimination. read more

An employee's defamation claim against two former managers, who allegedly gave bad references to her prospective employer, has been struck out because of "incurable deficiencies" in her allegations. read more

A recruitment company has defended sacking a team leader for "wilfully" neglecting her duties, obtaining a second job without its knowledge, and lying when confronted about it. read more