AIRC publishes interim guide to drafting modern awards; CFMEU WA's Reynolds fails in bid to stop challenger from using lists; Coroner says unwarranted dismissal caused worker's suicide; and Overtime workers more depressed and anxious, according to health study.
Bargaining to replace Telstra's main enterprise agreement is at an impasse, with the telco refusing to sign a side deed proposed by the ACTU, saying it would contravene the national construction code and prevent it tendering to build the $4.7 billion National Broadband Network.
A retailer that strictly enforced a "Dickensian" policy requiring employees at two Tasmanian stores to work unpaid for 15 to 30 minutes before and after their shifts has been ordered to pay almost $53,000 in penalties.
Patrick and the MUA last week secured an extension of their enterprise agreement until October 2010, taking advantage of the fast approval process offered under the agreement variation and extension provisions of the Rudd Government's transitional IR legislation.
The AIRC will on Thursday begin hearing Railcorp's bid to end the bargaining period with five unions, if a last-ditch meeting with NSW Transport Minister John Watkins this morning fails to resolve the dispute.
Inconclusive video surveillance of cash register transactions at a Brisbane club helped justify the dismissal of an employee for stealing $24, the AIRC has found.
Bodies like the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) should be able to prosecute employers for workplace discrimination without the alleged victims pursuing the case, the OECD has suggested in its Employment Outlook 2008 report released today.
In what is believed to be an unprecedented ruling, a tribunal has found a childcare provider unlawfully discriminated on the basis of age when it required a parent to pay fees based on the age of their child rather than the intensity of care required.
A tribunal has awarded $2500 for hurt and humiliation and $7900 in damages to a pregnant employee dismissed for alleged poor performance and excessive sick leave absences just weeks before she became eligible for 12 months unpaid maternity leave.
