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An employer has copped fines totalling almost $100,000 after finding excessive hours exposed a worker to numerous safety risks.

A recent Fair Work Commission case reveals how a fast food chain’s failure to communicate and act fairly led to a $10,000 payout.

While many of us enjoy a barbie and a beer on Australia Day, others may be required to work. Can you force them to work on a public holiday?

A casual cleaner successfully claimed payment for travel time between work locations, as clarified by the Fair Work Commission.

This article explores the Fair Work Act’s criteria for reasonable overtime, weighing workplace needs against health, safety, and personal circumstances.

Are you confused about entitlements to overtime payments when modern awards allow for ordinary hours to be worked on Saturdays? Read on for an example of how it works.

Do night shifts crossing over public holidays attract full penalty rates? Find out how shift timing and award rules impact entitlements—especially on long weekends.

An employer’s refusal of a flexible work request seemed justified, until the Fair Work Commission found a critical procedural requirement had been overlooked.

Overtime is work performed outside an employee’s ordinary hours.

A bank employee who requested to work from home permanently for fear of contracting COVID has lost her request to permanently work from home, with the Fair Work Commission finding her application "simply unreasonable".