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Tribunal's "colonial attitude" claim dismissed

A worker who claims FWC President Iain Ross admitted to having a problem with commissioners' "colonial attitude" has lost his Federal Court bid to sue the tribunal for racial discrimination.


Harassment sacking not a case of "social origin" bias: Court

A court has tossed out a former accountant's novel claim that Bunnings' decision to dismiss him after discovering he had s-xually harassed a supervisor at a different job more than a decade earlier amounted to discrimination on the basis of "social origin".


Court rebuffs Employsure suppression bid

IR advisor Employsure has failed to stop Workplace Express from accessing part of a manager's adverse action claim, after contending that it contained confidential information about a restructure that could give competitors an advantage.



Former law firm partner seeks $2M over alleged discrimination

A lawyer is suing her former firm for $2 million in a case accusing it of misrepresenting her employment as that of an independent contractor and discriminating against her because of her gender, race and age.


Aged care work significantly undervalued: Canberra

The Albanese Government has told the FWC it backs a minimum pay rise for the 365,000 aged care workers because their work value "is significantly higher than modern awards currently reflect" and "gender-based assumptions" have undervalued their labour.


No IR protections for sacked public health CEO: Court

A former public health service chief executive who claimed discrimination on the basis of "severe depression" has failed to overturn a tribunal's finding that it lacks the power to hear his bid for reinstatement and compensation.


Aldi accused of denying parental leave to male manager

A senior Aldi manager challenging the legality of being denied primary carer's leave under the retailer's apparently rebranded parental leave policy is suing the supermarket giant for discrimination, after it allegedly brought his redundancy forward and cut 26 weeks off his payout while he was on leave.


Court rejects bid to bin mask objector's case

In a case involving one lawyer accusing another of being "either breathtakingly stupid or complicit in the ongoing fraud", a Federal Court judge has today refused to throw out an adverse action case brought by a storeperson sacked for refusing to wear a mask.


Employer nailed for discrimination in crucifix sacking

A UK tribunal has awarded a Christian factory-worker £22,000 ($39,000) in compensation, after finding on appeal that his dismissal for refusing to remove a crucifix necklace constituted indirect discrimination.


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