Electorate officer not discriminated against because of political activity; FWA rejects stay on finance sector harassment jurisdiction case; No exemption needed to recruit indigenous trainee; and Department did not discriminate against firefighter because of sexual orientation.
A tribunal has ordered the male owner-operator of a fast food franchise to pay $12,000 in compensation to a 15-year-old female employee whose bottom he repeatedly squeezed and pinched.
HSU investigation "nearing conclusion" says FWA; Registry rejects discontinuance not signed by employee; and Former Victorian IR minister resigns from Parliament.
A coal mining agreement containing a controversial "opt-out" clause that the CFMEU (mining & energy division) challenged in a long legal battle has been approved, with undertakings, by Fair Work Australia.
Current and former NSW IRC members Anne Tabbaa and Michael Sheils have been recognised in the Australia Day honours list, along with Hawke Government IR Minister Peter Morris.
Toyota rejects union call for voluntary redundancies; Dinner next month to farewell Justice Giudice; Government proposes new tourism and hospitality labour agreement; ACTU seeks one-week delay for minimum wage consultations; Inflation stalls in December quarter; and Guides released for road safety remuneration bills.
Talks during an industrial action ceasefire have failed to result in a deal for BHPB's Bowen Basin coal mines, with unions to recommend at mass meetings called for next week that employees reject the company's latest position.
Further directions hearing in fortnight for Victorian public sector workplace determination; Pepsi US makes big payout over criminal background checks; and NSW Government temporary employee recruitment costs up 22%.
In its submission on the bill replacing the ABCC with the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate, the ACTU has called for stronger mechanisms to govern the use of the body's coercive powers, while the MBA says the legislation will turn the construction cop into a "toothless tiger".
