An employer had a valid reason to sack a long-serving courier who had "no choice" but to defecate in a client's carpark while on the job, but his dismissal without notice was unfair, the Fair Work Commission has found.
AMWU engages Combet to conduct review; Pre-Xmas deadline for "remaining measures" bill submissions; February High Court hearing of MUA offshore visas challenge; Gardeners to be backpaid to November last year after long agreement gap; Audio available for AIER 10th anniversary forum; and Super Choice submissions due by January 20.
The TWU has accused Jetstar of threatening to follow the lead of parent company Qantas and shut down the airline if the union takes industrial action during negotiations for a new ground handling agreement.
The Federal Court has this morning ordered former HSU national secretary Craig Thomson to pay about $458,000 in compensation and fines for inappropriate spending during his reign.
The NUW's troubled NSW branch faces a complete $250,000 write-down on its investment in a failed media company, Manic Times Pty Ltd, while the union's national secretary has confirmed it proceeded with a fundraiser that came under fire in the Heydon Royal Commission.
The High Court has denied special leave for a Roy Morgan research subsidiary to appeal a full Federal Court ruling that upheld penalties against it for sham contracting.
A discrimination tribunal majority has ruled that NSW Police did not discriminate against a senior constable who was seeking promotion when it refused to accommodate requests for part-time hours to meet her carer's responsibilities.
The FWC has rejected Finance Sector Union arguments and terminated a 17-year-old banking enterprise agreement that applies to senior executives who are paid far more than the instrument's prescribed rates.
