A NSW takeaway shop owner has been ordered to pay more than $63,000 in damages, lost wages and costs to an employee it discriminated against on the basis of her gender and disability. Meanwhile, a court has dismissed an production worker's claim that he was sacked due to a temporary absence as a result of falling ill.
Fair Work Australia has closed its Brisbane office until further notice after it was claimed by the city's major flood, while the Federal Court won't re-open its Brisbane registry until Monday.
A Fair Work Australia full bench majority has ordered the reinstatement of a mining worker who had 28 years of exemplary service, ruling that his sacking over a safety breach was "manifestly harsh".
In a crucial ruling on the ability of unions to put pressure on employers who refuse to bargain, a Fair Work Australia full bench majority has found the TWU had the right to pursue a protected action ballot action before bargaining commenced, and had no obligation to first seek a majority support declaration.
Fair Work Australia has waived a worker's unfair dismissal application fee for the first time under the Fair Work Act, after he challenged the earlier refusal by a delegate of the President.
A Fair Work Australia full bench majority has ruled it is reasonable for an employer to require a union organiser to meet with workers in a training room near managers' offices.
A FWA full bench has ruled that old awards can't be preserved indefinitely to fill gaps in the modern award system, but it has also made clear that it will consider employees' coverage status plus obligations imposed on employers in determining when to terminate transitional instruments.
A full court of the Federal Court has dismissed a further challenge by the AEU to the registration of a rival union under a new provision introduced in the Fair Work legislation.
