RLC in the media

A fast food worker has been awarded a record $305,000 payout in a sexual discrimination case involving her boss. The landmark decision takes into account the victim's vulnerability and sends a warning to employers nationwide.

The Law Report speaks to the Nepalese student awarded Australia's highest sexual harassment compensation payment in a case against her employer at a Sydney fast food restaurant. 

An employee of Mexican fast food chain Mad Mex has received a record payout after a court found her manager sexually harassed her by showing her pornographic videos, brushing sex toys against her thigh and making sexualised comments.

In the federal budget, the government included a surprise announcement that it will ban non-compete clauses for workers earning under $175,000. What will this mean for small businesses as well as low wage employees?

Business groups oppose them but others think a ban announced in the budget will empower workers and promote competition

Business groups oppose them but others think a ban announced in the budget will empower workers and promote competition

The NSW government wants universities to take more responsibility for housing international students as Sydney braces for tens of thousands of arrivals for the return of face-to-face learning.

Universities and Australia’s biggest student housing provider are using a loophole in legislation to avoid tough laws designed to protect renters.

Police have been questioned about when they are able to use force after a 14-year-old Indigenous boy was hospitalised following his arrest.

Sean Stimson, an international student solicitor at Redfern Legal Centre, described June 30 as D-Day, when remote study from abroad would no longer be permitted at the same time the Department of Foreign Affairs restricts international students to 48 hours of work per fortnight.