Browsing: Employment law

A UK Supreme Court ruling on the employment status of Uber drivers is not cause for concern among Australian organisations engaging contractors, a workplace lawyer says. read more

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A labour hire employee who delayed making an unfair dismissal claim because he worried it would harm his employment prospects with the host has lost his appeal for an extension of time. read more

IR Minister Christian Porter has weighed into the WorkPac v Rossato appeal, saying it's clear an employer should be able to offset casual loading it pays against any permanent entitlements liabilities. read more

The two major staffing industry associations have put forward opposite arguments to proposed casual conversion changes. read more

In a "finely balanced" case, an employer has defended a claim that it discriminated against a candidate by withdrawing his job offer shortly after learning his age. read more

More disputes over workers' employment status and entitlements are now headed to the High Court, after it granted an employer and a union special leave to appeal on Friday. read more

Labour hire companies deliberately use business models that suppress secure employment, so they warrant "exclusions" from proposed employment law changes, the organisation running class actions against major on-hire providers is arguing. read more

Labor's proposal to legislate 'same job, same pay' rules for on-hire workers, along with limits on fixed-term contracting and cutting back labour hire in the public sector, ignores the fact that business confidence will be the biggest contributing factor in creating more secure work for Australians, says RCSA CEO Charles Cameron. read more

In a welcome ruling for both users and suppliers of on-hire labour, a host employer has successfully appealed against orders to reinstate a worker who was banned from its site due to misconduct. read more