"Not all flexibility is created equal": Gender equality report

Uneven access to high-quality flexible work is contributing to a widening wealth gap, with workers who have access to "good flex" better able to balance work and caring responsibilities, "while those in bad flex are pushed into more precarious work", new academic research has found.


13% over three years at biggest bank

CBA employees earning less than $104,000 a year will receive a 13% rise over three years, including 5% in the first year, under an in-principle deal struck with the FSU.


Public servants offered 9% over three years

Federal public sector workers are set to provide their response to today's Albanese Government pay offer of 9% over three years, after the CPSU said it fell short of what members seeking 15% "deserve".


Harassment case first to test 24-month time limit

The FWC has dismissed s-xual harassment claims against two employees of an IR advisory service but allowed those against a director to continue, in the first decision to consider its new discretion to throw out allegations filed outside a two-year window.


Federal agency wins leave to appeal race bias findings

The Federal Court has granted Services Australia leave to appeal a finding that it took adverse action against a worker based on his race or s-xuality when it sacked him for punching a colleague in the head.


Flexible roles boost business performance: Report

Companies with a mixed-gender senior management team deliver stronger economic benefits than male-dominated ones, but there are too few on the ASX because a lack of suitable flexible work options drives women out of leadership, according to a new report from the WGEA and the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre.


Paid agent entered wrong name on application

The FWC has allowed a six-days-late disability discrimination case to proceed after accepting that the paid agent engaged to file the application entered the wrong name and employer.


Paid agent entered wrong name on application

The FWC has allowed a six-day-late disability discrimination case to proceed after accepting that the paid agent engaged to file the application entered the wrong name and employer.


Canberra funds pay rises for undervalued workers

The Albanese Government will provide $630 million to fund pay rises for more than 460,000 health, disability and community services workers, following a FWC ruling on gender-based undervaluation.


Religious exemption Bill balances "faith & fairness": Spender

Teal independent Allegra Spender has introduced a Bill to remove exemptions that allow religious education institutions to lawfully discriminate against students and workers, which she says gives the Albanese Government a chance to deliver on its 2022 election promise.


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