Federal Court of Australia news

Do you still need a contract if you hired a ‘close friend’?

Do you still need a contract if you hired a ‘close friend’?

No written contract leads to confusion on whether worker is employee or not

Din Tai Fung faces 6-figure penalty over pay breaches lawsuit

Din Tai Fung faces 6-figure penalty over pay breaches lawsuit

Food chain's managers deliberately 'underpaid' workers

Can you force an 'older' employee to retire? Employer ordered to pay damages

Can you force an 'older' employee to retire? Employer ordered to pay damages

Worker argues health ‘rapidly deteriorated’ after suffering 'age discrimination'

Can employers force employees to work on public holidays?

Can employers force employees to work on public holidays?

New rules all about 'reasonable' requests, say 2 employment lawyers

BHP ruling sets new precedent for public holiday rosters

BHP ruling sets new precedent for public holiday rosters

With Easter around the corner, Australian Federal Court says employers must seek staff consent before rostering for public holidays