The Queensland Anti-Discrimination Tribunal has awarded substantial compensation to a woman who suffered serious depression after being told she must convert to Catholicism or lose her position as the head of a local St Vincent De Paul Society group.
The Federal Magistrates Court has rescinded a key order made in its landmark Keldote Pty Ltd v Riteway Transport decision, after finding it failed to accord natural justice to the trucking company in its initial ruling.
BHP Billiton has called for changes to the Fair Work Bill to give Fair Work Australia the power to intervene in demarcation disputes between unions, which it says are likely to increase under the new laws.
The ABCC substantially increased its use of its compulsory examination power in 2007-08, almost tripling the number of notices to attend and answer questions, its annual report reveals.
The AIRC has reduced more than 500 awards running to 30,000 pages to just 17 modern awards and 607 pages, in the crucial first of four stages of award modernisation to be completed by the end of this year. The largest of the new instruments to take effect on January 1 next year - the modern manufacturing award - has just 89 pages.
Workplace Express taking a xmas break; Submissions for Fair Work Bill inquiry due January 9; CPSU leadership team returned; WA calls for federal pay equity unit; and IR academics conference to feature US and Canadian keynote speakers.
The Queensland branches of the public service union and the LHMU are taking the first steps toward a possible merger, with plans to next year form a federation and share accommodation.
The Queensland Anti-Discrimination Tribunal will give the public and stakeholders a chance to make oral submissions in a hearing in Brisbane today, before it decides whether to accept an application by Boeing for an exemption allowing it to discriminate in employment against citizens from 17 countries classified by the US military as a potential security risk.
Government to consider limits on union donations; AIRC to release priority modern awards tomorrow; Commission rejects CFMEU bid to confirm desal plant entry rights; and CFMEU official gets slap on the wrist for entry breach
Both the ACCI and AiG have welcomed the Federal Government's changes to the skilled migration program, which give priority to workers on employer-sponsored visas and those with occupations on a new critical skills list.
