A Customs officer was entitled to claim a tax deduction for legal expenses incurred to defend disciplinary charges, the High Court has found today, in a judgment that raises the prospect of employees claiming deductions for the legal costs of a range of actions connected with keeping their jobs.
New Zealand's National Party - which has today made a deal to govern with the support of the ACT party following Saturday's election victory - has promised to introduce an optional three-month probation period for employees of small businesses and to allow cashing out of one week of annual leave.
A stationery company that unlawfully sacked its NUW delegate after a bitter strike at the height of pre-election debate over Work Choices has been ordered by the Federal Court to pay $12,000 in penalties and $1800 in compensation.
The Australian Human Rights Commission has recommended extending employers' obligations to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace to protect workers from customers and clients, after its latest five-year survey indicated a significant reduction in sexual harassment on the job.
The AIRC has found a company was justified in dismissing an employee after discovering she had received confidential information from a co-worker on employee performance and restructuring plans.
An employer unlawfully discriminated against a female employee when it extended her probation period from three months to six months after learning she was pregnant, a tribunal has found.
Employers face fines of up to $33,000 and the ATO will be able to share information with the Department of Immigration under Federal Government legislation aimed at increasing protections for temporary overseas workers. But the new obligations employers will face under Labor won't now be determined for several months.
The TWU has lost its challenge to a decision by Virgin Blue Airlines to deny it access to the Brisbane airport room where it traditionally met with employees, with the AIRC finding the airline's decision was "reasonable" under the WR Act.
GM Holden will go back to the drawing board in its negotiations for a new enterprise agreement with the AMWU, after the union’s shop stewards today rejected the company’s pay offer.
Inflation to fall if wages stay under control, says RBA; AIG urges care with Fair Dismissal Code; Blue Glue dispute in Federal Court on Friday; Correction to Fairfax article; Power unions seek answers from NSW Government; NSW teachers back further industrial action; Victorian family anti-discrimination laws take effect; and Politicians on the catwalk.
