A dismissed software engineer must pay IBM Australia $150,000 in costs after failing to convince the Federal Circuit Court that she was discriminated against because she was a young single mother.
The Abbott Government has appointed to the High Court the Federal Court judge Michelle Gordon, who last month was part of a full bench that struck down the Coalition's attempt to exclude foreign workers on offshore resources projects from Australian labour standards.
The FWC has issued a new, unconditional entry permit to the CFMEU construction and general division's Queensland leader, rejecting the building watchdog's argument that it should be withheld because of union conduct that has attracted more than $900,000 in fines during his eight years as "ringmaster".
The Federal Court has fined the CFMEU's mining and energy division $45,000 for taking adverse action against a former Pilbara organiser after the AWU complained that he was a "Trot" who was "bagging" the union.
Fortescue Metals Group has unveiled new rosters at its Pilbara operations as it seeks to cut operating costs in response to the collapse in iron ore prices.
The National Retail Association has called for modern awards to include a "small business schedule" that excludes employers with up to 50 workers from award regulation of hours of work and pay, while the Australian Retailers Association is calling for changes to the BOOT.
A Fair Work Commission full bench has rejected Glencore Xstrata's challenge to orders requiring the company to provide the tribunal with documents relating to its staffing decisions last year at its Collinsville open cut coal mine.
The High Court will decide whether a worker who received entitlements from an abattoir as a result of Fair Work Ombudsman proceedings was barred from making separate injury claims.
