An employee made redundant while pregnant has lost her adverse action case, with the Federal Circuit Court accepting a business downturn was behind her job loss, and rejecting her claim that her employer became hostile to her because she wouldn't commit to taking only six months parental leave.
A new discussion paper on productivity advocates a shift away from automatic annual wage progression for public servants, and maintains that Australia's penalty rates and overtime structures have lost some relevance in a 24/7 economy.
The Federal Court has taken the "draconian" step of preventing a broker - and ex-police officer - from defending part of a restraint of trade case brought against him by his former employer, finding that he had deliberately destroyed documents that were relevant to the case and Google-searched the consequences of disobeying court orders.
Full bench quashes $25,000 costs security order; Picket line projectile tosser loses appeal; Star's pay offer would have been important if arguable case established; Worker wins compensation after sacking for dubious safety claims; Bench warns against using trust and confidence as "sword or shield"; and FWC upholds sacking for fighting.
Despite finding that a meat processing supervisor's dismissal was capricious and spiteful, the Fair Work Commission has refused to reinstate him because he destroyed the relationship of mutual trust and confidence with his employer by secretly taping meetings with his managers.
Lower participation rates almost entirely due to ageing of population, says ACTU; AHRC seeking submissions on pregnancy discrimination; Subclass 457 visa data at odds with Labor Government claims; and SDA runs commercials in cinemas to support bid to remove junior rates.
In a decision with wider implications for stand down provisions in enterprise agreements and the Fair Work Act, the FWC has ruled that an aviation contractor is responsible for work stopping temporarily because of scheduled maintenance on one of its helicopters.
The Federal Court has penalised a waste management company $10,000 for failing to follow FWC orders to reinstate an unfairly dismissed employee, despite it no longer having a job to give her after losing two Victorian contracts.
Queensland unions have blasted the Newman Government over its new legislation to overhaul the state's IR system by introducing core employment standards similar to the NES, coupled with a comprehensive award modernisation process.
Entry ruling despite $15K CEPU penalty; and Employer seeks ruling on CFMEU v TWU demark row; and Justice Ross and senior IR/HR practitioners to address WA conference.
