A 78-year-old council worker, dismissed after 61 years' service in an alleged bid to avoid severance entitlements, is seeking reinstatement and penalties against his former employer for age discrimination and adverse action.
A national survey by the Human Rights Commission has found that a third of older job hunters abandoned their efforts after they experienced age discrimination.
A modern award is set to be stripped of a discriminatory clause that has prevented 13 older employees accessing between 40 and 60 weeks redundancy pay over the past 18 months.
Woolworths discriminated against online job applicants by requiring them to provide their gender, date of birth and proof of their right to work in Australia, a tribunal has ruled.
In a significant decision, a Fair Work Commission full bench has agreed to scrap the 90% rate for 20-year-old retail workers, holding they should receive full adult pay after six months with an employer.
