November
Law firm accused of improper billing and discrimination
A legal assistant alleges he was forcibly made redundant at Lander & Rogers after complaining about appropriate access when he started using a wheelchair.
- Maxim Shanahan
Tabcorp board left CEO with no choice but to quit: Fair Work ruling
The commission’s decision means Adam Rytenskild will now be allowed to bring his unfair dismissal case before it.
- Max Mason
October
- Exclusive
- Industrial relations
Labor delays small business IR review until after election
The Albanese government has pushed back its long-promised probe into workplace law exemptions, upsetting employers who had been hoping for imminent relief.
- David Marin-Guzman
Sacking for offensive comments was wrong, tribunal rules
A mining worker fired for repeatedly taunting a colleague was judged to be unfairly dismissed as he was not properly trained in psychosocial safety policies.
- David Marin-Guzman
April
Canva agrees to settle unfair dismissal case from senior engineer
The company initially refused to make any settlement payment to the employee, who had been earning $221,000 a year when he was sacked in January.
- Nick Bonyhady
February
BOM exec sacked after Paris trip wins unfair dismissal case
The Federal Circuit Court found the Bureau of Meteorology contravened the Fair Work Act four times in its treatment of senior manager Jasmine Chambers.
- Samantha Hutchinson
June 2023
NAIF allegedly broke its own lending rules for barramundi farm
A former employee says that after raising concerns, he was forced out of the government fund so it could avoid being embarrassed while asking for more money.
- Aaron Weinman
March 2023
- Exclusive
- Courts
Accounting firm settles with woman sacked after alleging sexual assault
Bentleys NSW has settled a lawsuit brought by a woman who was fired for failing to return to work after she alleged she was a victim of a sexual assault in firm’s Sydney office.
- Max Mason
Jetstar supervisor fairly sacked over ‘excessively flatulent’ worker
A Jetstar supervisor has lost his claim he was unfairly dismissed for failing to report a subordinate who fondled his genitals and regularly farted in the office.
- David Marin-Guzman
February 2023
Flight attendant unfairly sacked from billionaire’s private jet
The Fair Work Commission has found the dismissal was unfair because “frozen croissants warmed up” would not have sufficed for the soccer club owner and his wife.
- David Marin-Guzman
November 2022
Bentleys faces lawsuit over firing woman who alleged sexual assault
The accounting firm is facing legal action after the woman alleged she was a victim of a sexual assault in the company’s Sydney office.
- Max Mason
- Analysis
- Investment banking
Barrenjoey’s sacking of Greens candidate tests its values
The investment bank’s dismissal of Asm Mahbub Morshed, who ran for the Greens in a local election, questions a culture encouraging staff to pursue outside interests.
- Aaron Weinman
February 2022
ACTU fired union delegate over Facebook posts
Fair Work has backed the peak union body’s dismissal of an employee because his Facebook posts clashed with its values, finding unions critically rely on their ‘brand’ to score members.
- David Marin-Guzman
December 2021
Getting sacked for calling boss ‘a wanker’ ruled unfair
Sniping at your boss behind his back and calling him “a wanker” under your breath at a Microsoft Teams meeting is not serious enough to warrant immediate dismissal, Fair Work has found.
- David Marin-Guzman
June 2021
‘No basis’ for $5.2m industrial relations ruling, TechOne tells court
The software company and its vocal founder Adrian Di Marco are calling for a retrial of an employment law case that has them on the hook for $5.2 million in damages.
- Hannah Wootton
May 2021
Smash-repairer expense claims entangle more AMA executives
Claims have been made of invoices being dummied up, but key executives maintain any expenses were approved.
- Liam Walsh
November 2020
Leading law firm slugged $160k for deception
The Federal Court found the local arm of Norton Rose Fulbright had deceived a former partner into dropping a Fair Work claim over his dismissal.
- Hannah Wootton
July 2020
COVID-19 wage cuts may be headache for employers
A recent Fair Work Commission decision will make employers think twice about reducing the wages of high income earners below the unfair dismissal threshold.
- Ronald Mizen
February 2020
I'll see you in court: lawyers suit up against their firms
Disgruntled lawyers are taking on some of the country's top law firms in court, alleging bullying, sexual discrimination and unfair dismissal.
- Hannah Wootton
November 2019
CEO blasted for mocking employee before 'ruthless' sacking
The senior executive allegedly asked the staffer if he felt 'warm and fuzzy' when he requested a support person at a meeting shortly before he was fired.
- David Marin-Guzman