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Sydney WFH trader fired after work laptop exposes his Singapore getaway, wins unfair dismissal case

A Sydney-based currency trader was fired after his employer discovered that he was working from a hotel in Singapore while claiming to be working from home in Australia. Although a workplace tribunal found that Charles Graham had deliberately concealed his location and that the company had valid grounds to dismiss…

The Times of India · Oct 14

'Not harsh': sacking over cannabis cancer research upheld by Fair Work

'I do not believe this warranted the end of my career.'

Newcastle Herald · Oct 14

If you’re over 55 and too tired to make it into the office, these two Fair Work decisions are required reading

The industrial tribunal is where the human experience of fatigue and the mythologies of outdated management cultures are brought into sharper view

The Guardian - AU · Oct 13

Fair Work veteran admits keeping child abuse material

Retired Fair Work Commission senior member Alan Boulton has admitted possessing child abuse material after showing images during a university lecture.

AAP · Sep 4

Wage growth is higher in Australia. Could this regulatory fix help Kiwi workers catch up?

If it feels like you’re sliding backwards as the cost of living rises, you’re probably right.

The Conversation · Aug 24

Australia’s arts workers are finally being recognised by the Fair Work Commission. What changes now?

On Friday, the Fair Work Commission made a provisional decision to include the arts in the modern award system, by adding the word “arts” to its Amusement, Recreation, Events and Arts Award (AREA) 2020 award.

The Conversation · Aug 20

An ‘AI legal team’ has won its first case. It’s a rare win for access to justice

Last week, the Fair Work Commission ruled Gregory Baker, a computing academic at Macquarie University, should be treated as an ongoing, part-time employee, after the university had earlier declined his request to convert from a casual role.

The Conversation · Aug 18

From Monday, food delivery workers will get minimum hourly pay. Here’s why it matters

From next Monday, August 17, thousands of food delivery workers across Australia will benefit from new workplace protections – including new minimum hourly rates of pay.

The Conversation · Aug 12

Chasing unpaid wages is slow and expensive. Is a new Fair Work Court the answer?

At Labor’s national conference last week, the Albanese government said it would establish a new federal Fair Work Court to provide “simpler, fairer and faster” resolution of workplace disputes.

The Conversation · Jul 29

Labor to introduce lockout laws for striking workers

Labor has agreed to measures to prevent workers from being locked out of their jobs during industrial disputes, but has stopped short of a total ban.

AAP · Jul 25