It’s in the Contract……

Workplace Policies: Are They Legally Binding? A recent decision of a Queensland appeal court raises some interesting questions about the role that workplace policies play in the employment relationship, and specifically whether they form part of the employment contract. In 2009, the employment of a lecturer at a Queensland university was terminated for serious and […]

Lawyer Loses Bullying and Sexual Harassment Case

A recent ruling by the Federal Circuit Court found that a law firm hadn’t taken adverse action against one of its solicitors after she complained of bullying and sexual harassment in December 2011. Emails sent from the solicitor to the firm where she stated that she wanted to consider how to part ways amicably and […]