Employment Relations Authority member Claire English ruled on 27 July 2026 that failing to declare an overseas conviction justified a port worker's dismissal. Port of Napier Limited dismissed the ...

Can a priest be unfairly dismissed by his own religious order? A South Australian ruling says no - and the reasoning should interest anyone who manages non-standard workers. On August 7, 2026, the ...

An employer told a terminally ill worker his job had ended by law. The Fair Work Commission found he was dismissed. An aviation company told a long-serving helicopter pilot that his employment ...

A Delaware worker who blamed his bad back on the job lost his appeal for workers' compensation after the board doubted his account. On August 10, 2026, the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed a decision ...

A data engineer sacked during probation said his complaints got him fired. A court disagreed, and how the employer proved its case is the real lesson for HR. The Federal Circuit and Family Court of ...

A federal appeals court sided with Union Pacific this week, ruling the railroad lawfully kept a conductor off the job after his stroke. The decision, filed August 11, 2026, by the Eighth Circuit Court ...

A remote worker's discrimination and retaliation case was dismissed - not on the facts, but on where the alleged conduct happened. A federal court in Washington has ended a former employee's ...

With one week to go before proposed 50-per-cent U.S. tariffs could take effect, a new survey of small business exporters is sounding a stark alarm – not just about revenues, but about the hiring ...

A shrinking labor pool means fewer available workers overall, making it harder for employers to hire the skills they need ...

Hobart has topped LinkedIn's inaugural Australian Cities on the Rise ranking, with the platform naming Greater Hobart the ...

On the inconsistent medical records, which variously described the injury as caused by a forklift or by falling metal goods, ...

A New York school district owes a former employee 85% of his retiree health premiums, years after he quit, an appeals court ...