A former SBS journalist who experienced workplace harassment is taking legal action to get her job back. Pallavi Jain claims she was sacked for not being able to work under the woman who allegedly bullied her. She has subsequently filed…
Camp Australia has agreed to back-pay staff $1.74 million in order to avoid legal action for wage theft. The national childcare company must also make a $122,000 contrition payment to the Commonwealth’s Consolidated Revenue Fund. Internal review revealed underpayments Camp…
Deliveroo has lost a test case in the Fair Work Commission which found delivery riders are employees and not independent contractors. The ruling will have huge ramifications for the gig economy. It means food delivery workers are entitled to the…
An aged care worker sacked for refusing a flu jab has lost her unfair dismissal claim. The Fair Work Commission described the nursing home's vaccination requirement as "prudent and reasonable". It's the second time the Commission has found an employer…
Zip Co is one of the first companies in Australia to offer paid leave for miscarriages. The buy-now-pay-later business is offering two weeks of leave following the loss of a pregnancy before 20 weeks. Zip Co offers paid leave for…
Sexual harassment is an 'open secret' in Victoria's legal profession, according to a damning new report. The Review of Sexual Harassment in Victorian Courts found many of the state's top barristers, lawyers and judicial officers perpetuate harassment. Sexual harassment an…
Menulog will directly employ its delivery riders and pay them award wages and entitlements like superannuation and annual leave. The move is a departure from the gig economy model that currently sees drivers engaged as independent contractors. As a result…
An actor on the long-running soap Neighbours was allegedly removed from set for a week following racial slurs. The actor also had to undergo cultural sensitivity training, reports The Guardian. The latest claims of on-set racism by Indigenous actor Shareena…
Melbourne University has refused to remove a professor who previously sexually harassed a young female colleague. The university has publicly stated it has “zero tolerance” for sexual harassment. However, the internationally renowned academic has retained his roles as Laureate Professor…
A Sydney couple has been penalised $37,500 for underpaying their nanny $93,235. The Federal Court described the wage theft as "deliberate" because the couple chose to pay the worker in Philippine pesos instead of lawful local rates. The underpayments Kit…
