A full bench of the AIRC has upheld a company's appeal against an earlier finding that it didn't adequately establish that a dismissal was for operational reasons and therefore exempt under Work Choices' termination of employment laws - which will remain in force until the ALP's substantive IR changes take effect.
Qantas and the ALAEA have agreed in principle to a four-year agreement for 3% annual pay rises and guarantees of aircraft maintenance services in Australia.
Workplace Relations Minister Julia Gillard will be required to follow a new merit-based selection process for appointments to senior positions within her portfolio, following a whole-of-government overhaul.
A hospital that was last year found to have discriminated against a nurse on family responsibility grounds through its allocation of shifts on her return to work from maternity leave has won an appeal against the decision.
Employers have the right to make more than one attempt to knock out unfair dismissal applications on jurisdictional grounds, following a full bench ruling yesterday.
The Rudd Government will ask the Productivity Commission to consider the merits of a national paid maternity leave scheme, as part of an inquiry into options for providing better support for working parents with newborn children.
The Rudd Government has begun to dismantle the Howard Government's approach to bargaining in the federal public sector, with new bargaining guidelines set to be released next month, unions winning better access to workplaces and DEEWR committing to negotiate a union collective agreement.
Jetstar will engage all new cabin crew through a new wholly-owned labour supply subsidiary, after securing agreement from the domestic flight attendants' union.
An AIRC full bench has quashed the reinstatement of a Telstra employee who was sacked after having sex in the presence of colleagues following a work-related party, finding the worker's dishonesty had destroyed her relationship of trust and confidence with the company.
