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FWC rejects WFH request, says Bendigo Bank worker ‘only concerned about himself’
The Fair Work Commission has ordered a Bendigo Bank worker to come into the office two days a week, saying he was “only concerned about himself” in seeking to work from home full time.
Laing O’Rourke worker who took on irate Stayz hosts over work party unfairly sacked: court
A commercial leader at engineering and construction company Laing O’Rourke was unfairly dismissed over false claims he was offensive and aggressive towards Stayz hosts who complained about a late night work party, a judge has found.
Postgrads class action faces knockout bid as UTS flags novel fight
An underpayments class action brought by postgraduate research candidates at the University of Sydney is facing another summary dismissal bid from the federal government, as the university foreshadows a novel argument that the group members are not employees.
Dumpling chain fined $4M for ‘calculated scheme to rob employees’
The collapsed companies behind dumpling chain Din Tai Fung have been hit with over $3.8 million in penalties after a judge found they engaged in a “a calculated scheme to rob employees of their hard-earned wages and deceive the authorities”.
Genuine redundancy exception to unfair dismissal not a given, court says
The allowance for genuine redundancies is “not absolute” and employers need to consider measures to redeploy workers, including retraining, an appeals court has said in an unfair dismissal case involving 22 mining workers.
Holding Redlich lures WHS partner from boutique to bolster team
Workplace health and safety lawyer Jane Hall is the newest addition to Holding Redlich, boosting the firm’s regulatory expertise.
Top lawyer for West Gate Tunnel project sues Transurban for alleged bullying
The former head of legal for the West Gate Tunnel project has sued toll road operator Transurban, alleging she was made redundant after complaining about “a culture of fear and intimidation” on the project.
On The Run to backpay workers $2.5M in leave entitlements
Convenience store operator On The Run will backpay $2.3 million in annual leave entitlements to 1,524 full and part-time employees -- mostly console operators and roadhouse attendants working in South Australia. 
PwC sued by employee over alleged sexual assault
PricewaterhouseCoopers has been sued by an employee who alleges the accounting firm is vicariously liable for an alleged sexual assault by a co-worker after an end-of-financial-year work party.
Melbourne Uni fined for conduct of boss who called academic ‘self-entitled Y-genner’
A judge has slapped the University of Melbourne with a $74,590 penalty for taking adverse action against two casual academics to prevent them from claiming payment for extra hours worked.