A Jetstar maintenance supervisor who referred to colleagues as "dumb c-nts" and tried to destroy the credibility of a complaining subordinate by revealing he was overtly flatulent and openly rubbed his p-nis at work has failed to establish that his sacking involved double standards or unfairness.
The Albanese Government has asked the ACCC and Treasury for advice on the effects of non-compete clauses in employment contracts and any action warranted in response.
"Similarities" with the case of a worker awarded compensation after being shown the door for missing a COVID-19 vaccination deadline have not been enough to persuade the FWC that a public utility unfairly dismissed an employee when it denied him a chance to wait for a Novavax jab.
The Albanese Government will cap the concessional tax treatment for earnings from superannuation accounts with balances exceeding $3 million from July 2025, it announced today.
The FWC has warned a radiology provider whose HR manager took an "ill-informed" position that it risks a civil penalty and underpayment claims if it requires part-timers to put in extra hours without overtime pay or agreement and fails to put working patterns in writing.
Reduced working hours for the same pay makes organisations more productive, increases their revenue, and benefits employees by decreasing stress and burnout, according to the largest-ever four day working week trial.
The WGEA says the gender pay gap has fallen to its lowest point ever at 13.3%, but the ACTU says women "face the biggest fall in real wages in history" and "have little to celebrate".
The ALAEA says a one-minute strike by Qantas licensed engineers played a crucial role in securing a proposed deal boosting job security as the Flying Kangaroo introduces new aircraft and enables Sydney LAMEs to radically change their roster to achieve "lifestyle benefits", while the airline has today confirmed it cut labour costs by about $570 million under its COVID-19 "recovery plan".
A federal government official has told the Senate inquiry into the Albanese Government's plan to boost paid parental leave by six weeks that the Women's Economic Equality Taskforce recommendations on the "use it or lose it" provisions will inform the second phase of reforms that take effect in July next year.
A judge irked by a multinational company's attempt to cast its underpaying subsidiary's award breaches as the court's "alternate interpretation" has imposed a near-maximum fine.
