AROUND 18 months ago, Glenn Dickson’s life changed almost instantly when a fishing trip with mates went horribly wrong.

When it became clear the father-of-three wouldn’t be able to return to his former career, the Sunsuper member assumed he’d be eligible for Total Permanent Disability (TPD) insurance, which is usually a lump sum payout awarded to a client who has been permanently disabled and is unable to work again.

EARLIER this week, it was revealed that Cricket Australia had fired a female employee after she posted a series of tweets about abortion.

But can a social media post really land the average person in hot water at work?

“We have to learn from the legacy of asbestos where workers were exposed many years ago and then decades on it’s established that they’ve developed diseases related to work practices from the past.”

Shine Lawyers Roger Singh said he was calling for immediate action from state and territory governments to ban dry stone cutting and protect workers from breathing in the dangerous dust.

THE five most common ways Aussie workers are being cheated out of their hard-earned cash — every single week — have been revealed.

According to Shine Lawyers’ employment law expert Christie Toy, honest mistakes and deliberate miscalculations alike can seriously add up.

Over 500,000 Australians each year are on the receiving end of a workplace related injury or illness. Where do you stand if you’re incapacitated due to work? Philip Clark with Shine Lawyers Employment and Superannuation expert Will Barsby on what to do if the unthinkable happens to you while on the job.

ADAM Goodes hardly ever goes to the game he often dominated.

It is the AFL’s shame that one of its greatest champions, understood to still feel disappointed by the events of several years ago, has had little official engagement with it since he departed the game

Our defamation laws are some of the toughest in the world. That's not necessarily a bad thing.

"But when you're dealing with sensitivity of victims, humans, who have been sexually harassed, we should treat them a little bit differently,” said Will Barsby, National Special Counsel in employment law at Shine Lawyers, to ten daily.

The Federal Government launched the world first today, after new evidence revealed 1 in 5 Australians have suffered un-wanted advances at work. Shine Lawyers Will Barsby was asked to comment #thoughleadership

Sunrise weather presenter Sam Mac broadcasts live for three and a half hours from the Sport Star Academy in Moorabbin in Melbourne. The opportunity to showcase the national sporting franchise business was secured by Sticks & Stones PR as part of a World Cup 2018 brand campaign

A Gold Coast Mum known for her IKEA hacks has applied her budget formula to a popular Kmart side unit and the results have gone viral.

You've probably eyed off Kmart furniture and been tempted to buy something but if you haven't purchased any furniture for fear of it looking 'cheap' once you get it home, a Gold Coast Mum's hack can change all that

The story of professional AFL player Joel Wilkinson rocked the sporting world earlier this month and demonstrated that despite our growth as a nation and as a community, racism is still alive and well in Australia, writes Christie Toy and Danielle Williamson of Shine Lawyers.

The recently introduced disclosure hashtags are seldom understood or noticed by social media users, according to a new study.

The industry report, published by The Exposure Co and titled ‘The State of Social Media and Influencer Marketing in Australia 2018‘, has found despite the regulations implemented last year which seek to be transparent about paid marketing ads, the majority of users do not understand them.

Former Gold Coast Suns player Joel Wilkinson will begin legal action against the AFL, seeking compensation for racial abuse and sexual harassment during his playing career.

The legal action will be filed to the Human Rights Commission after talks with the AFL failed.

A decade ago, when forensic accountant Peter Morris was called in to investigate wrongdoing within an organisation, the cases typically involved suspected criminal conduct - usually fraud.

But these days, Morris is just as likely to be asked to examine breaches of internal policies, including codes of conduct; transgressions of which, he says, some companies are now handling with the same gravity as suspected crime.

ABC AM PROGRAM: A new survey indicates employees are not reporting workplace safety concerns over fears it might get them sacked.

Workplace safety advocates and litigators are warning workplace cultures and changes to job security are to blame