A Victorian local government authority has won exemptions from the state's anti-discrimination laws to introduce a phased retirement scheme for employees aged over 55.
The sacking of a petrol station attendant for buying himself a packet of cigarettes at a promotional discount price that saved him $2.40 – in breach of staff policy - was not harsh or disproportionate, the AIRC has ruled.
A Woolworths manager with over 20 years' service who was sacked last year for drinking two full-strength beers at lunchtime has lost his appeal against the decision.
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.
