The NTEU says a neurodiversity clause in a medical research institute's proposed agreement represents a "cultural shift" in how workplaces provide support, committing to a proactive, low-burden approach that will not necessarily require employees to obtain an official diagnosis.
The High Court's refusal to hear an appeal against the Giggle for Girls v Tickle ruling means employers cannot exclude transgender women when they seek to hire women to address historic under-representation in the workforce, a human rights law expert says.
A Fair Work Commission full bench has rejected a worker's unfair dismissal appeal, finding that "only artificial intelligence" could seriously suggest that he kicked down a locked door for any reason other than anger.
A probationary aged care nurse has won an adverse action case after a people and culture executive sacked her without independently assessing allegations, relying instead on a manager's recommendation that had been influence by her complaints.
An employer's clumsy and disorganised management practices rather than discrimination led to it giving a female employee just a few hours' notice before a job interview while her male colleagues had days to prepare, and it compounded its poor practice by then forgetting to tell her she failed to win the role, a tribunal has found.
The FWC has upheld Uber's deactivation of a driver accused of s-xual misconduct, despite expressing "significant concerns" about the company's failure to follow up with the rider whose complaint underpinned its decision.
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.
The FWC has ordered a university to allow an advisor to work from home one day a week, despite finding it had reasonable business grounds to reject the two-days-a-week WFH flexibility request she made on the basis of her age.
A court has rejected a probationary employee's claim that a public sector employer sacked her because she has a disability, took sick and carer's leave and lodged an anti-bullying claim, accepting that the employer simply decided she did not have the skills and aptitude to perform her job.
A employee paid $362,500 to settle a common law claim after her s-xual assault and r-pe at work has won the all-clear to continue a related s-xual harassment and discrimination claim under equal opportunity legislation.
