Commission stamps out postie's unfair dismissal claim; Commission swoops on decision to sack decorated former army pilot; Compensation icing on cake for employee sacked over Facebook comments; Property manager unfairly sacked for speaking out about workload.
A sacked nickel mine employee has crept in under the high-income threshold for unfair dismissal protection after the FWC found it could not include in his remuneration the $6,000-a-year death cover premium paid by his employer.
The Turnbull Government is hedging on whether it will release the report on Fair Work Commission Vice President Michael Lawler now that he has resigned from the tribunal.
An ANZ state director sacked for allegedly altering a confidential internal email and forwarding it to a journalist has today been awarded more than $100,000 for wrongful dismissal by the NSW Court of Appeal.
A newly-approved variation to fast food giant McDonald's enterprise agreement has secured gains for home delivery drivers, including their own classification, longer breaks and car insurance, according to SDA national secretary Gerard Dwyer.
The ACTU has taken a lifecycle approach in its latest report on the gender pay gap, showing inequity starts early for young girls who typically receive 11% less pocket money and persists into retirement, when women's superannuation balances are on on average less than half those of men.
Full bench rejects new electrical licence allowance; Lyons issues note of warning on union consolidation; Registered Organisations Act might breach FOA, says ALRC; FWC approves Dick Smith deal despite company going into receivership; Clancy's overflow: New roles for Calver, Schmitke; HR Nicholls seeking executive director; and MUA seeking crowdfunding of television commercial.
