Seven West Media today blocked former executive assistant Amber Harrison from reading a statement to the NSW Supreme Court, as she took up an invitation to appear by phone after her involvement in yesterday's proceedings went no further than commenting via Twitter.
A court has found an employer took unlawful adverse action against a pregnant worker when it sacked her for taking time off to manage morning sickness and other issues arising from her condition.
SA Government to introduce labour hire licensing; Labor calls on Coalition to "come clean" on franchise lobby pressure; and PC seeks further input on default super funds.
The Federal Government should abolish the BOOT, introduce a fast-track agreement approval process for new businesses and permit employers and workers to negotiate their own weekend penalty rate deals to eradicate structural "distortions", according to a free market think tank.
Former Seven West Media executive assistant Amber Harrison took to Twitter during today's NSW Supreme Court hearing into the network's costs application, using the social media platform to refute suggestions she had declined to appear by phone and to comment on the case against her.
The FWC has refused to take the "extraordinary step" of temporarily restraining an employer from appointing an employee to fill the role of an allegedly bullied worker.
An employer has convinced a court that it did not take unlawful adverse action when its HR manager decided to dismiss an employee who had lodged a bullying and harassment complaint.
An FWC full bench has granted an employee who mistakenly lodged a general protections application instead of an unfair dismissal claim an extension of time because the Commission should have used its discretion to rectify the mistake.
The FWC is running a trial until the end of the year of holding conferences and hearings on Thursday nights and Saturdays, with priority to be given to matters involving small businesses.
