An employer might have to give an unsuccessful job candidate a documents exchanged as part of a pre-employment screening process after an appeal panel emphasised that "good industrial relations seeks to uphold the value of transparency in the decision making process".
Unfair to sack supervisor for remark made in jest; FWC grants legal representation for case to be heard on "less emotive" basis; Employer's appeal against domestic violence sacking rejected by full bench; High-earning BHPB "number two" not protected from unfair dismissal; HR business partner's $138,000 salary exceeds high income threshold; Tribunal rejects sacked worker's bid for reimbursement of counselling costs; Ranger dismissed because contract ran out, not whistleblowing; and FWC "draws the line" on "meandering" unfair dismissal claim.
A campaign fund run by officials of the NUW's NSW branch sometimes "dipped into" the general fund of the union, the Heydon Royal Commission heard today.
The Federal Circuit Court has fined a Queensland abattoir $12,000 for a "flagrant" breach of the Fair Work Act when it refused entry to an AMIEU official.
A court has struck out a worker's allegation that he was falsely imprisoned by HR employees, but he will be able to pursue the remainder of his adverse action claim.
The Heydon Royal Commission is sticking to its defence that its late-night document release on Friday was aimed at meeting the legal deadline for releasing written submissions.
The Health Services Union is seeking more than $400,000 in compensation from its former national secretary, Craig Thomson, over his spending of union funds for his personal interests, the Federal Court heard today.
The FWC has refused to issue an entry permit to a CFMEU official who disrupted major Queensland construction projects this year when he visited them without authorisation.
