Employers need definitive evidence before refusing employment on the basis of a medical condition - even for emergency services personnel, a tribunal has found in a case involving a colour blind man.
A new s170LK agreement for clothing retailer Suzanne Grae delivers annual pay rises that are below the annual safety net increase, bringing rates and conditions closer to the industry norm.
An employer that failed to establish that an AWA gave it the power to conduct compulsory random drug tests has failed in a bid to re-argue the case on a new basis.
Federal public servants covered by certified agreements are increasingly likely to have at least part of their agreed pay increase tied to organisational goals, a study has found.
A Tasmanian man's bid for paid maternity leave has been dismissed by the State's Anti-Discrimination Tribunal on the basis that he wasn't physiologically affected by the birth of his child.
A council worker who referred to a co-worker as a "nigger" over a UHF radio was unfairly dismissed because his employer failed to adequately warn him about his misconduct, the AIRC has found.
Suncorp has boosted the guaranteed pay increase and reinstated the AIRC's power to arbitrate disputes in its s170LK agreement offer, following an FSU push to improve the deal.
Some 4,000 Government bus drivers in NSW have won a 1.5% work value increase as part of a 13.5% pay boost over three years, plus new provisions to help them manage their work and family needs.
