This September is 40 years since the passage of the Affirmative Action (Equal Employment Opportunity for Women) Act, legislation that transformed Australia’s approach to workplace gender equality and ...

A class action on behalf of McDonald’s managers over alleged underpayments could be the “lodestar” by which future group proceedings lean on artificial intelligence. Justice Michael Lee used the 16th ...

The ride-share service giant has commenced driver cuts to make room for robotaxis, which will see more than 3,000 workers out of jobs. Uber is the latest multinational to make deep cuts to its ...

The Fair Work Commission has found no valid reason for dismissal after an employee at hairdressing franchise Toni & Guy claimed to have been fired for not answering emails during a period of sick ...

After alleging that workers have not been paid correctly for more than two months due to a US-style payroll system, the Australian Services Union (ASU) has now filed for industrial action in the Fair ...

New legislation prohibiting and punishing personal violence offences in the workplace is set to be introduced to the NSW Parliament in October. Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for Work ...

Global hiring, payroll, and compliance platform Deel is partnering with Dr Bombay, the ice cream brand co-founded by Snoop Dogg, to hire its first-ever ice cream taste tester. Deel has teamed up with ...

A casual employee on a holiday visa has successfully achieved an unfair dismissal after allegedly being terminated in a car park without notice or reason. In what is the chain’s second appearance ...

In what is already a tumultuous environment in the tertiary education sector amid inquiries into university governance, course cuts, and underpayments, employees from The University of Sydney will be ...

In this special episode of The HR Leader Podcast, produced in partnership with ELMO, we explore AI as a workforce transformation from the perspective of the HR function. What does a tangible impact ...

More than 3,500 employees have been affected by significant and potentially systemic underpayments. A recent Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) statement noted that 13 separate organisations were determined to ...

A newly released report from the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), detailing the conduct of a former senior NSW Health employee, offers pertinent lessons for employers. ICAC has ...