A college that sought to address the female domination of childcare industry employment by offering Australia's first male-only training course has been denied a discrimination exemption by the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
Income limit for unfair dismissal rises beyond $118,000 a year; Tiger troubles prompt Qantas engineers to halt strike plans; and Mining industry distorting productivity picture, says Australia Institute.
Public sector deals go down; Organise on supply-chain lines, says Crumlin; WA principals registration fails again; and Federal Court dismisses AEU's bid for inquiry costs.
The requirement for Fair Work Australia President Justice Geoffrey Giudice to appear for questioning during Senate Estimates looks set to end on Monday, with the ALP and the Greens having the numbers from today to defeat it.
The Federal Court has cleared logistics and transport group Linfox of claims it misled an executive about the nature of his role and the security of his employment during the recruitment process.
Two years after the bulk of federal Labor's Fair Work laws took effect, the ACTU argues in a comprehensive report that as well as increasing employee rights and protections, the legislation has been good for the Australian economy. It also maintains, however, that more needs to be done - and that any gains made are at risk of a re-elected Coalition.
In what is understood to be the first examination of employees' right to refuse to work on public holidays - introduced in Work Choices then retained by federal Labor - Fair Work Australia has held that a driver had good reason to refuse his employer's request to work on Christmas and Boxing Days, and his sacking for not doing so was unfair.
An employee sacked for excessive social media use during work hours has won his unfair dismissal case, with Fair Work Australia saying there wasn't enough evidence before it to support the employer's contentions.
