A university did not breach a lecturer's employment contract or its duty of care by failing to make progress with complaints he lodged against his superiors under the institution's grievance policy, a court has ruled.
The Heydon Royal Commission has begun referring its interim findings against unions and individuals to police and other investigatory authorities, including ASIC and the ACCC.
A senior Fair Work Commission full bench has ruled that when assessing compensation in an unfair dismissal case, the tribunal needs "cogent evidence" to find that an employee would have been summarily sacked within a short period if the original termination of employment had not occurred.
The Federal Court has thrown out a Monash University academic's sex discrimination claim, based on more than 50 alleged incidents over five years of employment, finding that she subjectively reconstructed "innocent events" after failing to fulfil her professional ambitions.
The Fair Work Commission has rejected union arguments that a company's introduction of a formal blood alcohol limit breached the no-extra claims provisions of the their enterprise agreements.
The National Australia Bank has opened the way for more fathers and other non-birth parents to access the 12 weeks paid parental leave available to its employees who are primary care givers.
The Fair Work Commission has rejected CFMEU arguments that a fly-in, fly-out workforce did not genuinely agree to a deal it voted up, and found that any exaggeration by BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance about the viability of the central Queensland mine its offer covered was part of the cut and thrust of bargaining.
The Fair Work Ombudsman has found links between the former Victorian Coalition Government's budget cuts and public sector employment practices that could have breached the Fair Work Act.
A Federal Court full court has struck out a $33,000 adverse action penalty against the CFMEU, finding the original judge failed to establish its alleged breaches occurred after the Fair Work Act came into effect and wrongly characterised them as industrial action.
Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party Senator Ricky Muir has supported penalty rates and touched on his former role as a CFMEU shop steward in his first speech to federal parliament, while Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon has used the chamber to attack FWBC head Nigel Hadgkiss's employment history.
