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Judge issues warning on director's telehealth sick note

A judge has held that an "instant" online script did not excuse an underpaying employer from having to attend a penalty hearing, while also warning that in future the court is unlikely to accept certificates from providers using the model adopted by the Wesfarmers-owned service.

Telstra harassment claim to proceed

A couple has been cleared to pursue Telstra over claims it is vicariously responsible for their alleged s-xual harassment by a former employee using confidential contact details sourced through the telco.

FWO steps up pursuit of underpaying economist

A court has issued rare orders compelling a former economics professor to face FWO questions under oath about his capacity to pay penalties and compensation arising from underpayment judgments handed down in 2019 and 2020.

Court rejects director's bid to save on lawyers

A director's argument that he is well qualified to represent his company in an underpayments case has fallen flat, a court citing a "lack of objectivity" as being among the reasons to reject the proposition.


$80K payout for disabled guard after employer's super stuff-up

A security company has been ordered to pay $80,000 to a former employee assaulted by current All-Australian AFL captain Toby Greene nearly a decade ago, a court finding that he could have claimed insurance for "permanent disablement" but for the employer failing to pay his superannuation on time.

Employer fined $160K for failing to pay out annual leave

A judge has declined to bundle together an employer's various workplace breaches in ordering it to pay $163,000 in fines to a former worker for stripping his severance pay of more than 500 accumulated annual leave hours.

Successful entry rights appeal "victory for common sense": Academic

In what a leading labour law academic describes as a "victory for common sense", a full court has quashed a ruling that union officials cannot use their right to enter premises for discussions with members to gather signatures on petitions or "secure a commitment to a particular course of action in the future".

Court settles age-old retirement question

In a rare decision exploring the statutory definition of "retirement age", a judge has determined that it is the age at which a person qualifies for the pension, rather than when they can access superannuation.

Diplomat shortchanged domestic worker $136K: Court

A former Indian High Commissioner who paid a live-in domestic worker $9 an hour to keep his eight-bedroom Canberra home, after he arranged for her "posting" in Australia for the "reception and entertainment of guests", has been ordered to pay more than $130,000 compensation.