A bank manager who turned up for work five days after being fired with immediate effect has had her unfair dismissal claim rejected on the basis that she fell marginally short of the minimum six month employment period required by the Act.
Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM has been announced as the incoming President of the Australian Human Rights Commission, beginning her seven-year term on July 30 in the wake of controversial recent changes to the Racial Discrimination Act.
The Federal Court will this week begin the process of deciding complex legal issues raised about the composition of Fair Work Commission full benches following the resignation of Vice President Graeme Watson earlier this year.
The prosecution has reworked its case against former HSU leader Kathy Jackson, who now faces 164 charges that mostly relate to alleged theft and fraud from her time as a union official.
The owners of a Coffee Club café franchise have been fined more than $180,000 for taking advantage of a desperate 457 skilled visa worker who they first refused to pay and then forced to hand back $18,000 under threat of ending his sponsorship.
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A senior FWC member has taken aim at the process involved in issuing entry permits, describing a perceived requirement that applications need to be made within three months of training about rights and responsibilities as a "misapplication" of the Commission's powers.
The union attempt to quash planned cuts to penalty rates is expected to kick off in the Federal Court next week, but one workplace legal expert believes they face an uphill battle to succeed.
The CFMEU will stage a national day of protest next week as tensions rise in the construction industry over the coming deadline for having code-compliant agreements to avoid being barred from winning Commonwealth-funded contracts.
