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Extension granted for potentially "unprecedented" case

A FWC full bench has overturned the rejection of a late adverse action application in which a worker claims symptoms caused by Parkinson's disease "perfectly matched" the performance reasons given for his sacking.

DEWR managers did not bully "exceptionally difficult" lawyer

A lawyer who failed to follow "the most basic of instructions" during FWC proceedings and proved to be "exceptionally difficult to deal with", experienced reasonable management action rather than bullying when DEWR raised issues about his tardiness, falling asleep in meetings and delays in producing work.

Qantas worker capable of signing settlement: Full court

A full Federal Court has refused to overturn a finding that a former Qantas employee possessed the necessary mental capacity when she signed a deed in 2008 settling her claims of s-x and disability discrimination.

No grounds for sin-binning "gaslighting" lawyer: Court

A court has found no basis for sidelining a lawyer accused of gaslighting a former Workpac employee who claims she lost her placement at Rio Tinto for reporting a colleague's s-xual assault, when her duties involved addressing findings from a s-xual harassment inquiry and a report by former S-x Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick.

BHP, Rio targeted in discrimination class actions

BHP and Rio Tinto are facing class actions accusing them of failing to protect women who worked for them and their contractors against sexual assault, discrimination and harassment over the past 20 years.

Parliament passes Bill tying childcare pay rises to funding

The Albanese Government's legislation to link its funding for the 15% work value pay rise for early childhood educators to limits on childcare operator fee increases, to ensure the funding is reflected in workers' wages, has passed parliament.

Deputy PM's staffer loses patience after 200 days

Deputy PM Richard Marles' chief of staff today called for changes to practices used by the new Parliamentary Workplace Support Service, as she launched an adverse action claim against him and the PM's chief of staff over alleged bullying and victimisation within her workplace.

HR worker's desire for different result not enough for appeal

A FWC full bench has refused to extend time for a HR business partner seeking to appeal her unfair dismissal decision, finding she had failed to demonstrate any legal errors and instead merely showed "a preference for a different result".

Bill will require large employers to set gender equality targets

In a bid to further reduce the gender pay gap, the Albanese Government has introduced a Bill that will require employers with 500 or more workers to set new gender equality targets, with their progress publicly available on the WGEA website and compliance required to be eligible for Government contracts.

Payout for visa worker "extorted" to have s-x with boss

A court has found an employer who was in a relationship with an employee s-xually harassed her when he extorted her into having unwanted intercourse, setting compensation at $25,000, while rejecting her claim he sacked her for falling pregnant.

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