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Judge suppresses Seven reporter’s settled lawsuit for five years
A judge has issued a five-year suppression order over documents in a settled lawsuit by a former Seven journalist, saying the order was necessary to incentivize settlements in similar cases.
Netflix denies axing manager for taking maternity leave
Netflix says it was reasonable to make a manager redundant while she was on maternity leave, saying it was part of a restructure and that “ongoing performance issues” meant she was not suitable for a new role.
Equatorial Launch says former CEO can’t call on $5M in convertible notes
Space company Equatorial Launch Australia, which is facing an unfair dismissal from its former CEO, has told a court that solvency issues mean the former executive cannot call on $5 million in convertible notes.
Jewellery chain Lovisa faces employment class action
ASX-listed jewellery chain Lovisa has been hit with a class action after employees claimed it failed to pay them for extra hours worked. 
In win for union, court muzzles St Vincent’s talk on bed closures
A nurses union has won orders barring St Vincent's Private from representing to nurses that protected industrial action in relation to the closure of beds at various hospitals is unlawful and unprotected.
KFC franchisee forced breastfeeding manager to express milk in tent
The largest KFC franchisee in Australia has been ordered to pay damages to a former breastfeeding manager after a tribunal found she had to express milk under a tent in a doorless storeroom.
Law Council backs targets to close workplace gender gap
Australia's peak legal body has come out in support of the Albanese government's gender equality targets bill, but called for guidance on what is a "reasonable excuse" for non-compliance.
NSW rail unions agree to end work bans amid pay dispute
Unions involved in Sydney's rail worker pay dispute have agreed to pause all industrial action and revive negotiations with the NSW government on a new enterprise agreement. 
Bakers Delight challenges reverse onus finding in Fair Work case
Bakers Delight has filed a challenge to a finding that it was subject to a statutory reverse onus aimed at employers, in a Fair Work Ombudsman underpayments case against a franchisee.
FWC finds IP Australia patent examiner was not forced to resign
A patent examiner who questioned IP Australia's examination processes has lost his appeal of a Fair Work Commission decision that found he was not forced to resign from his job.