| Company director labels Fair Work the"mafia" as watchdog issues more than $30,000 in penalties for ignoring unfair dismissal ruling | Dominic Powell | SmartCompany | 3 April 2017 |
| Perth business taken to court over claims it discriminated against a pregnant employee by refusing her return to work | Emma Koehn | SmartCompany | 20 March 2017 |
| Domino's hit by claims that franchisees are asking employees for cash in return for visas | Emma Koehn | SmartCompany | 13 February 2017 |
| Brisbane business ordered to pay $5000 in unfair dismissal case despite raising concerns over worker's performance | Emma Koehn | SmartCompany | 31 January 2017 |
| Seven newsreader brings unfair dismissal claim: What are your obligations to staff on parental leave? | Emma Koehn | SmartCompany | 16 January 2017 |
| Two businessmen fined over $130,000 in staff wage deductions as four-year long Fair Work case comes to an end | Dominic Powell | Smart Company | 24 October 2016 |
| Fair Work rules airline was within rights to sack supervisor who shared sexually explicit photos with colleagues | Eloise Keating | Smart Company | 19 October 2016 |
| Worker wins $10,000 in compo after being sacked amid claims he downloaded porn on a work computer | Emma Koehn | Smart Company | 4 October 2016 |
| Energy drink company raises eyebrows with search for unpaid intern to work 200+ hours | Dominic Powell | Smart Company | 22 September 2016 |
| Hinch's concerns prompt McDonald's to revamp hiring policies but experts say SMEs should take care when checking employees criminal histories | Emma Koehn | Smart Company | 15 September 2016 |
| The unfair dismissal trends your business needs to know | Patrick Stafford | Smart Company | 5 September 2016 |
| Media company fined $270,000 for underpaying interns: Lessons for your business | Max Stainkamph | SmartCompany | 6 June 2016 |
| Why this sushi business was ordered to pay a former employee $25,000 | Broede Carmody | SmartCompany | 14 April 2016 |
| Worker loses unfair dismissal bid after allegedly throwing colleague in a swimming pool at work Christmas party | Ronelle Richards | SmartCompany | 28 January 2016 |
| International student underpaid more than $20,000 because she was "not an Aussie" | Broede Carmody | SmartCompany | 25 January 2016 |
| Botox salesman awarded $21,000 after being sacked over alleged travel and expenses misconduct | Broede Carmody | SmartCompany | 18 January 2016 |
| Human rights court rules it's OK for employers to read the personal messages of workers | Eloise Keating | SmartCompany | 14 January 2016 |
| Former Visa Global Logistics employee wins $21,000 after being sacked for telling co-worker to "go and punch" someone in the face | Broede Carmody | SmartCompany | 10 November 2015 |
| UK worker sacked by text message for liking Facebook post: Could the same thing happen in Australia? | Eloise Keating | SmartCompany | 4 November 2015 |
| Ah McCain, you've employed him again: Electrician wins job back after workplace brawl | Broede Carmody | SmartCompany | 15 October 2015 |
| Fair Work rules in favour of SME that sacked employee for spending company time working on his own competing business | Eloise Keating | SmartCompany | 24 September 2015 |
| Former employee launches $4.6 million lawsuit against Clive Palmer over "sham contract" | SmartCompany | SmartCompany | 8 September 2015 |
| Judge rules restaurant manager wasn't sacked because of his sexual orientation | Broede Carmody | SmartCompany | 17 August 2015 |
| CBA worker claims micromanaging and bullying over clean desk policy | Eloise Keating | SmartCompany | 11 August 2015 |
| Abetz OK with Hutchinson firing workers by text message but lawyer says it's not a great idea | Eloise Keating | SmartCompany | 11 August 2015 |
| Productivity Commission recommends hybrid enterprising bargaining contracts for SMEs: What it means for your business | Eloise Keating | SmartCompany | 5 August 2015 |
| Woman awarded $27,000 after being sacked for working in same office as "abusive" husband | Eloise Keating | SmartCompany | 28 July 2015 |
| Former public servant loses compo bid after seeking $67,000 in remedial massages to treat post-traumatic stress | Broede Carmody | SmartCompany | 23 July 2015 |
| Tram driver loses unfair dismissal bid after Twitter user complains about texting on the job | Eloise Keating | SmartCompany | 14 July 2015 |
| Plumber's unfair dismissal case goes down the drain after using work phone to access dating sites and porn | Broede Carmody | SmartCompany | 8 July 2015 |
| Lorna Jane pulls job ad for receptionist and "fit model" with bust and waist requirements: Be careful what you recruit for | Eloise Keating | SmartCompany | 6 July 2015 |
| Former Capgemini executive sues over sex discrimination after she was accused of running a feminist campaign | Kirsten Robb | SmartCompany | 16 June 2015 |
| Mechanic loses unfair dismissal bid after alleged outburst over Christmas party: "I'm not f-cking going because I'm not f-cking drinking with f-cking Captain Klepto!" | Kirsten Robb | SmartCompany | 15 June 2015 |
| Portaloo delivery driver wins back job as Coates' case goes down the toilet | Kirsten Robb | SmartCompany | 4 June 2015 |
| Businessman faces court after being accused of underpaying hairdressers nearly $40,000 | Andrew Sadauskas | SmartCompany | 27 May 2015 |
| Bank manager loses unfair dismissal claim after lying about "closed door" affair with an employee | Eloise Keating | SmartCompany | 19 May 2015 |
| Convicted sex offender who asked to work from jail loses unfair dismissal appeal against ATO | Kirsten Robb | SmartCompany | 30 April 2015 |
| Fair Work rules manager unfairly dismissed despite costing retailer $600,000: "We're the victim of a very broken system" | Eloise Keating | SmartCompany | 20 April 2015 |
| Nando's restaurant grilled for withholding Korean worker's wages | Broede Carmody | SmartCompany | 17 April 2015 |
| The cost of putting two slabs of beer for the work Christmas party on the company credit card | Kirsten Robb | SmartCompany | 10 April 2015 |
| Fair Work finds performance improvement is not bullying: Three tips for a litigation-proof performance management plan | Cara Waters | SmartCompany | 16 March 2015 |
| Fair Work Ombudsman not paid record $41,182.50 fine as Melbourne gym is put into liquidation | Andrew Sadauskas | SmartCompany | 12 March 2015 |
| Former employee awarded $4000 after being sacked for cancelling school booking for stripper buses | Broede Carmody | SmartCompany | 6 March 2015 |
| Holy poly: Worker loses discrimination claim after being sacked for her "polyamorous" lifestyle | Eloise Keating | SmartCompany | 17 February 2015 |
| Bottle shop worker wins unfair dismissal case after Fair Work rules he wasn't a casual employee | Eloise Keating | SmartCompany | 11 February 2015 |
| Chicken shop owner plucks $50 from employees' pay after suspected theft | Broede Carmody | SmartCompany | 4 February 2015 |
| Hospital worker who was asked for a threesome at work Christmas party awarded $9000 in sexual harassment case | Eloise Keating | SmartCompany | 8 December 2014 |
| "I'm going to f-cking kill you" Employee fails in compo claim for post-traumatic stress injury caused by anti-bullying seminar | Eloise Keating | SmartCompany | 4 December 2014 |
| Pregnant hairdressing apprentice awarded $5000 after her boss "changed her attitude" towards her | Eloise Keating | SmartCompany | 25 November 2014 |
| Retirement village business cops fine from Fair Work for $2.5 million underpayment | Cara Waters | SmartCompany | 19 November 2014 |
| Clothing retailer forced to wear $40,000 fine for underpaying teenage worker | Andrew Sadauskas | SmartCompany | 12 November 2014 |
| Former fish and chip shop operator grilled by judge, fined $95,000 | Broede Carmody | SmartCompany | 7 November 2014 |
| Court blocks manager who launched business competing against his old employer | Andrew Sadauskas | SmartCompany | 29 October 2014 |
| Employee to fight unfair dismissal after being sacked for personal use of company laptop | Kirsten Robb | SmartCompany | 22 October 2014 |
| Court finds employee unfairly dismissed after "liking" a Facebook comment | Cara Waters | SmartCompany | 20 October 2014 |
| HR manager fails in bullying claim over her Italian background | Eloise Keating | SmartCompany | 14 October 2014 |
| Fair Work finds telling a worker to "f-ck off" is unfair dismissal | Eloise Keating | SmartCompany | 9 October 2014 |
| Crumby chef who cooked up chicken schnitzel swindle ordered to pay $70,000 | Cara Waters | SmartCompany | 1 October 2014 |
| "Remorseless" childcare operator fined almost $20,000 for underpaying staff and not complying with employer watchdog | Broede Carmody | SmartCompany | 26 September 2014 |
| Pot smoking ferry driver's reinstatement overturned | Kirsten Robb | SmartCompany | 16 September 2014 |
| Convoluted, complex and of questionable relevance: Small business owners tell Fair Work to overhaul awards | Kirsten Robb | SmartCompany | 9 September 2014 |
| Former childcare centre owner slammed for allegedly paying workers $2.15 an hour | Eloise Keating | SmartCompany | 4 September 2014 |
| Melbourne business owner who called out internship rorts faces court over employing unpaid interns | Kirsten Robb | SmartCompany | 26 August 2014 |
| Worker denied further compensation for potato sack race Christmas party injury | Eloise Keating | SmartCompany | 26 August 2014 |
| Hungry Jack's in court over carpark death, Visy and Veolia also facing charges | Eloise Keating | SmartCompany | 21 August 2014 |
| Is Fair Work taking the piss? Truck driver awarded $16,128 in unfair dismissal compensation after urinating on a Woolies warehouse | Andrew Sadauskas | SmartCompany | 20 August 2014 |
| Poor pay practices just the start, say overseas workers underpaid $20,000 | Kirsten Robb | SmartCompany | 19 August 2014 |
| Fair Work orders Qantas to reinstate flight attendants who were sacked for allegedly misusing Cabcharge cards | Andrew Sadauskas | SmartCompany | 15 August 2014 |
| Melbourne gym faces landmark court case after ignoring a Fair Work unfair dismissal ruling | Andrew Sadauskas | SmartCompany | 13 August 2014 |
| Judge orders Sydney carwash to clean up its act over $177,000 in underpayments | Kirsten Robb | SmartCompany | 8 August 2014 |
| ANZ employee claims she was threatened with disciplinary action for refusing internal pelvic exam with company doctor | Kirsten Robb | SmartCompany | 8 August 2014 |
| Former employee files Fair Work claim over Frances Abbott's scholarship investigation | Cara Waters | SmartCompany | 31 July 2014 |
| Tribunal backs suspension of ecstasy-taking bus driver | Cara Waters | SmartCompany | 28 July 2014 |
| Fair Work rules dismissal of employee with known mental health issues unfair | Eloise Keating | SmartCompany | 10 July 2014 |
| Personal internet use unfair dismissal case fails due to poor investigation | Andrew Sadauskasv | SmartCompany | 2 July 2014 |
| Cafe grilled over docking pay for pork that "wasn't crispy enough" | Kirsten Robb | SmartCompany | 27 June 2014 |
| Fair Work finds making staff visit a company-picked doctor can be reasonable | Andrew Sadauskas | SmartCompany | 25 June 2014 |
| Employee accused of smacking two-year-old child wins unfair dismissal case | Andrew Sadauskas | SmartCompany | 18 June 2014 |
| Business unlikely to roll over on paid leave for pet deaths | Kirsten Robb | SmartCompany | 30 May 2014 |
| Fair Work dismisses bullying claim as behaviour "bordering upon unreasonable" | Cara Waters | SmartCompany | 22 May 2014 |
| Fair Work Commission approves one day's notice of redundancy | Cara Waters | SmartCompany | 13 May 2014 |
| Running on empty: Petrol business in court over claims workers were underpaid almost $50,000 | Melinda Oliver | SmartCompany | 19 February 2014 |
| The missing Milo mystery: Coles loses unfair dismissal case for sacking employee who took home chocolate drink powder | Yolanda Redrup | SmartCompany | 12 February 2014 |
| Gold Coast council cleaners fighting for jobs after being dismissed for taking a break | Yolanda Redrup | SmartCompany | 6 February 2014 |
| Breadtop bakery opts to self-audit pay packets following complaints | Yolanda Redrup | SmartCompany | 24 January 2014 |
| Noodle chain accused of short-changing workers, paying them $530 for 60 hours a week | Cara Waters | SmartCompany | 21 January 2014 |
| Your 2014 legal, tax and super bible: What the government's changing and how it affects you | Myriam Robin | SmartCompany | 15 January 2014 |
| GV Bargains cops record-breaking Fair Work fine for pregnancy discrimination case | Yolanda Redrup | SmartCompany | 11 November 2013 |
| Bluescope Steel employee reinstated after botched investigation | Myriam Robin | SmartCompany | 11 November 2013 |
| Coalition moving ahead with plans to reinstate Australian Building and Construction Commission in first sitting | Patrick Stafford | SmartCompany | 24 September 2013 |
| Rivers boss settles out of court in sexual harassment case | Patrick Stafford | SmartCompany | 3 September 2013 |
| Follow the rules, and still get fined: Why this Chinese company was fined by Fair Work even after doing the right thing | Yolanda Redrup | SmartCompany | 2 September 2013 |
| FWC judges electrical company winner in unfair dismissal | Melinda Oliver | SmartCompany | 5 July 2013 |
| Real estate agency cops $27,000 fine after paying salesman $100 for five months' work | Cara Waters | SmartCompany | 2 July 2013 |
| Thrifty Car Rental gets thrifty with older worker's wage | Yolanda Redrup | SmartCompany | 24 June 2013 |
| School tuckshop cops $24,000 fine in Fair Work Ombudsman case | Olivia Shying | SmartCompany | 14 June 2013 |
| Fair Work Ombudsman targets Melbourne retailers after complaints from casual workers | Olivia Shying | SmartCompany | 11 June 2013 |
| Ombudsman claims three transport company employees underpaid almost $250,000 | Cara Waters | SmartCompany | 6 June 2013 |
| What business groups want but won't get on IR this election | Myriam Robin | SmartCompany | 14 May 2013 |
| Fair Work Commission to grant pro bono legal services for SMEs in unfair dismissal cases | Yolanda Redrup | SmartCompany | 7 May 2013 |
| Massive influx of bullying claims expected under proposed new laws | Cara Waters | SmartCompany | 26 April 2013 |
| Fruit and vegetable store hit with $166,000 fine for sham contracting | Cara Waters | SmartCompany | 22 April 2013 |
| Fair Work Ombudsman slams Canberra restaurant over contracts used to avoid wage obligations | Yolanda Redrup | SmartCompany | 14 March 2013 |
| Australian mine workers fired over 'Harlem Shake', experts warn to clamp down | Patrick Stafford | SmartCompany | 5 March 2013 |
| Fair Work no-show: Employee wins unfair dismissal compensation after employer doesn't put up an argument | Patrick Stafford | SmartCompany | 21 February 2013 |
| Fair Work's internship crackdown: What you need to know | Myriam Robin | SmartCompany | 7 February 2013 |
| Former owners of Melbourne wholesaler underpay worker $64,000 - FWO issues stern warning | Yolanda Redrup | SmartCompany | 6 February 2013 |
| "F-ck you all!" Fair Work compensation ruling after workplace Facebook argument | Patrick Stafford | SmartCompany | 5 February 2013 |
| Fair Work Ombudsman fines transport company, orders it to pay $220,000 back to staff | Yolanda Redrup | SmartCompany | 5 February 2013 |
| Fair Work Commission awards fashion employee 22 weeks' pay for unfair dismissal | Yolanda Redrup | SmartCompany | 24 January 2013 |
| Concreter sacked for smirking during reprimand wins unfair dismissal case | Patrick Stafford | SmartCompany | 17 January 2013 |
| Employment lawyer fights back to defend his reputation after Slipper and McInnes cases | Cara Waters | SmartCompany | 16 January 2013 |
| Warning on commission payments after FWO orders $10,000 back pay for real estate agent | Cara Waters | SmartCompany | 14 January 2013 |
| Should I pay a former employee to "go away"? | Aunty B | SmartCompany | 8 January 2013 |
| Tax Office employee wins payout for bullying claim | Cara Waters | SmartCompany | 18 December 2012 |
| Why Mark McInnes will be grinning after judge's damning findings in the Peter Slipper case | Cara Waters | SmartCompany | 13 December 2012 |
| They're forcing us to take more holidays. Help! | Aunty B | SmartCompany | 12 December 2012 |
| The 2012 legal guide to Christmas parties - the story you need to send round the office today | Patrick Stafford | SmartCompany | 7 December 2012 |
| Australian workers suspect bosses breaking overtime laws. SMEs urged to get savvy on their obligations | Patrick Stafford | SmartCompany | 6 September 2012 |
| My very efficient PA can't keep her legs together (if you get my drift). Is that reason enough to move her on? | Aunty B | SmartCompany | 20 August 2012 |
| NSW Government-owned energy company loses Fair Work bid for urine samples in drug testing | Patrick Stafford | SmartCompany | 15 August 2012 |
| ACTU renews push for joint-responsibility employment | Patrick Stafford | SmartCompany | 25 July 2012 |
| Five things you may not know about the Fair Work Act | Oliver Milman | Startup Smart | 26 June 2012 |
| The legal dangers of hiring through social media | Patrick Stafford | SmartCompany | 22 March 2012 |
| My pregnant employee won't tell me if she's coming back to work! | Aunty B | SmartCompany | 20 March 2012 |
| Number of days lost to strikes leaps 90% | James Thomson | SmartCompany | 9 March 2012 |
| Unfair dismissals rise by 2.5% as businesses look to settle claims | Patrick Stafford | SmartCompany | 1 February 2012 |
| Fair Work review should focus on adverse action, unfair dismissal protections, workplace legal expert says | Patrick Stafford | SmartCompany | 21 December 2011 |
| How do I ensure a lawsuit doesn't arise from the work Christmas party? | James Omond & Peter Vitale | Startup Smart | 15 December 2011 |
| Fair Work says employer can trade higher pay for less annual leave | Myriam Robin | SmartCompany | 30 November 2011 |
| Quarter of managers use social media to screen candidates, but legal expert urges caution on discrimination laws | Myriam Robin | SmartCompany | 28 November 2011 |
| Qantas talks reach 21-day deadline: What's likely under arbitration? | Madeleine Heffernan | SmartCompany | 21 November 2011 |
| Discussion on Fair Work Australia following the recent Qantas and Nursing Strikes | Tom Elliott | 3AW | 17 November 2011 |
| Government backing for pay equity case to have limited private sector impact: Experts | Madeleine Heffernan | SmartCompany | 11 November 2011 |
| COSBOA calls for separate industrial relations laws for SMEs | Madeleine Heffernan | SmartCompany | 2 November 2011 |
| Fashion group hit with Fair Work Australia ruling that redundancies were not genuine | Madeleine Heffernan | SmartCompany | 24 October 2011 |
| Employers warned on employee representation rights as employer group wins Fair Work Australia appeal | Madeleine Heffernan | SmartCompany | 19 October 2011 |
| AIG pressures Government for Fair Work overhaul, continues calls for more flexible agreements | Patrick Stafford | SmartCompany | 5 September 2011 |
| Tony Abbott signals IR changes, expert backs move towards improved individual agreements | James Thomson | SmartCompany | 1 September 2011 |
| Employers warned to make policies clear as teacher wins $17,000 of compensation in swearing case | Madeleine Heffernan | SmartCompany | 4 August 2011 |
| Air traffic controller sues for bullying, sex discrimination, over workforce pornography | Madeleine Heffernan | SmartCompany | 2 August 2011 |
| SMEs on notice as new Victorian equal opportunity laws kick in | Madeleine Heffernan | SmartCompany | 2 August 2011 |
| Is go-away money back? | Madeleine Heffernan | SmartCompany | 13 July 2011 |
| Victoria to impose new IR rules on state-funded projects | Madeleine Heffernan | SmartCompany | 23 June 2011 |
| Liberal MP calls for employers to put IR back on the agenda | Madeleine Heffernan | SmartCompany | 16 June 2011 |
| Victoria backs appeal against key IR ruling on union email | Madeleine Heffernan | SmartCompany | 8 June 2011 |
| James Warburton case highlights need for clear contracts to protect from employee defections: IR lawyers | Madeleine Heffernan | SmartCompany | 13 May 2011 |
| Union pushes to change workplace spying rules, employers warned to give notice of surveillance | Patrick Stafford | SmartCompany | 2 May 2011 |
| IBM Australia hit by $1.1m sexual harassment and bullying claim | Madeleine Heffernan | SmartCompany | 15 April 2011 |
| Strike action at big employers could scare SMEs into not bargaining hard enough | Madeleine Heffernan | SmartCompany | 7 April 2011 |
| Warburton case prompts legal warning for businesses | Michelle Hammond | StartupSmart | 23 March 2011 |
| Commonwealth Bank social media policy raises questions over control of employee actions online | Patrick Stafford | SmartCompany | 23 March 2011 |
| Small businesses warned to watch out for unfair dismissal rule change | James Thomson | SmartCompany | 5 January 2011 |
| Booze, sex and social media - what employers need to watch at the Christmas party | Patrick Stafford | SmartCompany | 16 December 2010 |
| Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry claims Fair Work laws make it too easy to strike | James Thomson | SmartCompany | 8 December 2010 |
| Strike action threatens Christmas trading as calls grow for review of workplace laws | James Thomson | SmartCompany | 6 December 2010 |
| Fair Work Australia statistics cast doubt on whether small business checklist will help SMEs in unfair dismissal cases | James Thomson | SmartCompany | 27 October 2010 |
| Court decision shows how employers can prevent ex-staff taking clients | James Thomson | SmartCompany | 22 October 2010 |
| Unfair dismissal claims climb 35% under Fair Work Act; expert disputes Government claim "go away" money is back | James Thomson | SmartCompany | 14 October 2010 |
| DJs will be keen for a settlement after publicity blitz | James Thomson | Crikey | 31 August 2010 |
| How expectant mothers cope in the workplace | Lucinda Schmidt | The Age | 16 August 2010 |
| Bad timing: Flexible work shock in store for 2010 | James Thomson | NineMSN Money / SmartCompany | 1 December 2009 |
| Bully for who? | Lucinda Schmidt | The Age | 13 April 2009 |
| Actor 'ripped off' son too | Michael Bachelard and Misha Schubert | The Age | 7 August 2007 |
| Security company facing prosecution for underpaying staff $62,000 | Yolanda Redrup | SmartCompany | 5 July 2005 |
