The rise of the 'gig' economy brings with it some key legal considerations for employers, as Athena Koelmeyer outlines
What is your duty of care to employees who are travelling for work?
Following a $12,500 fine to a construction industry employer, a court has warned that eliminating bullying is a duty of care under common law.
Sacking an employee for breaking safety policies could backfire on employers, warns a leading health and safety lawyer.
A security guard has lost a million dollar damages claim against his employer, even though they breached their non-delegable duty of care.
An employment lawyer outlines the lessons to be learned from a case that saw an abusive and intoxicated employee win an unfair dismissal claim.
The company said the error is completely unacceptable and a clear breach of their advertising standards
The FWC has ruled on the controversial case involving an employer who terminated a worker opposed to same-sex marriage last year
Justice Rita Zammit dismissed the case, finding that if the farting occurred it "would not necessarily amount to bullying"