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Big Law 27 February 2025 ByPaul O'HalloranEmployment law cases impacting workplaces in 2025

Here are five cases from 2024 that I predict might have a critical impact on employment law outcomes in workplaces in...

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Politics 26 February 2025 ByJerome DoraisamyLabor accused of stacking FWC with ‘union and lawyer mates’

A principal from Maurice Blackburn has been named as deputy president of the Fair Work Commission, while four other...

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SME Law 25 February 2025 ByNaomi NeilsonQld firm fails to block paralegal’s unfair dismissal complaint

A Queensland law firm has failed for the second time to shut down a paralegal’s unfair dismissal application.

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Big Law 24 February 2025 ByKace O'NeillThe Fair Work Commission (FWC) has condemned the actions of a former...

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has condemned the actions of a former University of Tasmania lecturer, labelling his...

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The Bar 17 February 2025 ByKace O'NeillA former FWC vice president on the need for humane, patient (and...

A former FWC vice president has shared his view on how commissioners should approach their role in the nation’s...

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Big Law 13 February 2025 ByNaomi NeilsonLaw lecturer says university unfairly ended employment

A law lecturer turned to the Fair Work Commission with allegations that he was pushed out of a Melbourne university amid...

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Big Law 04 February 2025 ByNaomi NeilsonABC’s counsel grills Lattouf on social media use

In a line of questioning that saw him “chastised” by the judge, counsel for the national broadcaster questioned...

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SME Law 24 January 2025 ByNaomi Neilson‘Non-practising’ lawyer found to be ‘detriment’ in unfair...

The involvement of a lawyer in an unfair dismissal matter was found to be a “detriment” to a personal care...

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Big Law 24 January 2025 ByNaomi Neilson‘Disgrace’: Union’s legal team chastised for abandoning member

The legal team behind a workplace union was criticised by the Fair Work Commission for leaving one of its illiterate...

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Big Law 23 January 2025 ByNaomi Neilson‘Bewildering’: Prosecutor turns to Fair Work for $1 raise

The Victorian Office of Public Prosecutions was criticised for its “baffling and frustrating” lack of progression...

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