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The case of a contractor who funnelled more than $500k in payments to his own accounts over five months holds important lessons on preventing fraud, says NSW corruption watchdog ICAC.

The Federal Government has proposed a new Fair Work regulation to prevent casual employees from "double dipping" on entitlements. Also in this article, more compensation and a penalty have been ordered in the case that sparked the casuals confusion, permanent conversion rights are to be extended, and more.

In a landmark decision, the Fair Work Commission has found a Foodora worker was an employee, not an independent contractor.

Employers are proving slow to embrace the advantages that come from engaging more gig workers, but those that do can expect a significant competitive advantage, an expert says.

The Fair Work Commission has ruled that an employee's service with a labour hire company should count towards his tenure with a direct employer at the same site, for the purposes of an unfair dismissal claim.

The Federal Court has ordered a host employer to reinstate a labour hire worker until her adverse action claim against it is determined. Also in this article, general protections claims continue to rise; the FWO won record penalties in the past financial year; and more.

A worker has successfully appealed a decision not to convert her from temporary to permanent employment, after a court found her role was likely to be ongoing.

Broadening the FW Act definition of 'employee' would go some way to addressing lagging wage growth, employment law academic Ron McCallum says. Also in this article, an employer pays dearly for a confidentiality breach; a recap of recent case law; and more.

With industrial relations squarely back on the political agenda, and in the wake of recent court rulings, organisations can expect an unprecedented rise in employment-related class action claims.