A labour hire employee who delayed making an unfair dismissal claim because he worried it would harm his employment prospects with the host has lost his appeal for an extension of time. read more
In a welcome ruling for both users and suppliers of on-hire labour, a host employer has successfully appealed against orders to reinstate a worker who was banned from its site due to misconduct. read more
The Fair Work Commission has rejected arguments that a recruitment company's "very difficult financial position" should exempt it from paying an employee's redundancy entitlement. read more
A recruitment company that sacked a casual for failing to accept shifts while receiving JobKeeper payments has successfully defended his unfair dismissal claim. read more
In yet another court ruling with implications for labour hire employers, Spotless Group has unsuccessfully sought leave to appeal a finding that it had to pay long-tenured workers redundancy entitlements. read more
A rec-to-rec company used a stand-down direction to force a state manager to resign, so it could avoid paying her contractual entitlement to three months' notice, the Fair Work Commission has ruled. read more
The Fair Work Commission has ordered a labour hire company to reinstate a sacked on-hire worker to his role, against the host employer's wishes. read more
Former Harrier Group CEO Kelly Quirk is alleging her mistreatment and dismissal stems from bullying claims against the company's chair and her "persistent desire" to highlight solvency issues, court documents show. read more
A labour hire company has failed to prove a casual worker resigned during a conversation with its HR manager about his return to work following a four-month absence. read more