Punitive damages are an orthodox part of Australian law and $37 million "may be what it takes" to deter corrosive workplace conduct in corporate Australia, according to the lawyer behind Kristy Fraser-Kirk's ground-breaking sexual harassment claim.
A Fair Work Australia full bench has overturned an earlier finding that a sacked Australia Post employee's pursuit of an unfair dismissal claim he had previously agreed to settle was frivolous or vexatious.
In an important ruling, a Federal Court full bench has upheld a finding that Queensland Rail entities were obliged under their enterprise agreements to consult their employees about changes to employment arrangements that would flow from privatisation, but has substantially reduced the penalties they must pay.
A James Hardie worker sacked for fraud after his wife, who suffers from Parkinson's Disease, called in sick for him on a shift he had marked in advance as a "sickie" on his roster has won his job back.
The Federal Government has moved to address ASU concerns that its equal pay submission to Fair Work Australia undermined the union's landmark SACS claim, and has restated its position on key areas, including funding.
McCallum urges Federal Government to take steps to promote wage stability; Harmers, Hor back in cour; Court refuses outsourcing injunction bid; and Big fines for CFMEU and officials.
The Federal Magistrates Court has refused to allow a company director to represent himself and his business in a case in which the FWO alleges that he refused to supply, or make and keep, employee records.
A long-serving storeworker who claimed the Taylorist system he worked under meant he was disadvantaged by taking a toilet break has failed in a bid to overturn his sacking for failing to meet daily and weekly performance targets, after Fair Work Australia upheld the legitimacy of the employer's "engineered standards" regime.
High Court declines to hear CFMEU penalty appeal; Meatworkers locked out; Tribunal to consider joint hearing of minimum hours cases; and Cashing out appeal an important test: AiG
