Legal
Legal
The legal risks of asking employees to work in smokey air
Amid thick bushfire smoke in cities including Canberra and Melbourne, employers need to consider their legal obligations.
Legal
Bushfire charity scammers are trying to cash in on generosity, ACCC warns
Bushfire charity scams have popped up as fraudsters attempt to take advantage of Australians' generosity, the ACCC has warned.
Legal
Transport firm faces court as Fair Work sounds sham contracting warning
A Queensland-based transport company allegedly underpaid four workers almost $70,000 by mischaracterising their employment.
Legal
Tradies caught up in price-fixing row after Facebook group chat gone wrong
A Facebook group chat has landed two Sydney roofing repair businesses in hot water, with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission alleging price fixing.
Human Resources, Legal
Unfairly dismissed remote worker wins $13,000 compo: Lessons in handling performance management
A recent unfair dismissal case shows how performance management can be a challenging process, especially when employees are working remotely.
Legal
Pregnant and dismissed bottle shop attendant wins compo payout
A bottle shop attendant in Cairns was recently awarded compensation in excess of $39,000 after she was dismissed for being pregnant.
Human Resources, Legal
Postal service fined for unfair dismissal of injured worker: What SMEs can learn
The Fair Work Commission has ordered a postal business to pay a former employee $8,062, ruling he was unfairly dismissed after sustaining an injury.
Legal, Retail
Sunglass Hut to back pay part-time workers $2.3 million after turning itself in to the FWO
Sunglass Hut will back pay $2.3 million to its employees after admitting to underpaying individual workers by up to $42,912 in overtime wages.
Legal
Workplace bullies convicted and fined for setting an apprentice’s clothes on fire: Lessons for supervisors abound
There have been a number of prosecutions this year that have resulted in workplace bullies being found to have breached their WH&S duties.
Franchising, Legal
