BHP Billiton has warned the federal government that it would be making "an unreasonable and unnecessary incursion" into business decisions if it proceeds with its proposal to extend the right to request flexible working arrangements, while new requirements to consult over roster changes would hamper the "agility" required by employers to respond to changes in operational needs or customer demands.
A prison officer has failed to win reinstatement after being summarily dismissed for impersonating a co-worker by sending an email from the colleague's account to his entire department, inviting other "homosexuals" to contact him.
The Federal Government has today tabled proposed amendments to outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity and intersex status, which were foreshadowed in the draft bill to consolidate discrimination legislation.
A software consultancy seeking a permanent injunction to prevent an IT specialist from moving to a former client, Grocon, has failed to convince the Victorian Court of Appeal that it should be able to retrospectively change part of its restraint clause to make it legally enforceable.
Shorten says Seek partnership will boost resources jobs board; $10,000 fine for CFMEU in RMIT building dispute; Unions NSW launches Parramatta campaign office; and Out of time application blamed on employer's confusion.
The Federal Magistrates Court has fined call centre operator Quincolli Pty Ltd $81,000 and its director $26,500, and ordered the company to reimburse more than $190,000 to 33 underpaid employees, in a FWO prosecution involving allegations of political interference.
Workplace Relations Minister Bill Shorten has today committed to introducing new laws that will enable bullying victims to seek rapid redress through the Fair Work Commission.
Significant numbers of Australian workers are performing unpaid work - much of it likely to be in breach of the Fair Work Act - with young and migrant employees particularly vulnerable, the country's first major report on the subject has found.
