Maurice Blackburn partner Josh Bornstein's address to a labour law conference on Monday has drawn fire from the HR Nicholls Society and AMMA, with both organisations taking aim at his claim that IR regulation had no current impact on productivity levels.
Virgin flight attendant's reinstatement confirmed; Evidence from decision-maker not a requirement for valid reason; and All s387 factors relevant to whether dismissal fair.
The Federal Court has rejected a transport employer's bid to challenge a dispute settlement ruling by a Fair Work Commission full bench, holding that private arbitration was not just a "dry run" of a court case.
In starkly contrasting positions, the AiG says that IR reform is the number-one priority for business leaders, while the ACTU counters that labour laws are neither the cause nor the solution to productivity problems.
O'Neill launches investigation into former TCFU branch; FWC fair hearings practice note commences; and Parham to deliver third workplace relations lecture series address.
The Coalition has been cautioned about its plans to set up a registered organisations commission if it wins office by an IR academic who says a similar body established by the Thatcher Government received an underwhelming response.
Sydney casino The Star's offer of a significant sign-on bonus has helped to secure a new enterprise agreement that the company says introduces "major change", after its employees twice voted down earlier proposals.
Former Fair Work tribunal head Geoffrey Giudice has argued for a broad-based IR inquiry, saying long-term stability should be a policy goal after 20 years of legislative change.
While Queensland Health did not discriminate against a male nurse when it denied his application for paid "maternity" leave to care for his newborn child, the clarity of the agency's parental leave policies left "much to be desired", QCAT has ruled.
A prison officer sacked for exposing his erect penis to an undercover policewoman in a music school corridor has had his reinstatement overturned, after a NSW IRC full bench said his failure to acknowledge his guilt compromised his role in rehabilitating prisoners.
