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Discrimination case underlines employer obligations

In a ruling that should serve as a warning for employers, the Federal Court has found chemical company Orica unlawfully discriminated against a female employee when it failed to return her to the same job after maternity leave.

Qantas workers walk out on Friday

Thousands of ASU members at Qantas plan to walk off the job for 12 hours on Friday in unprecedented industrial action over wages and conditions.

Union seeks s127 orders over fitness dispute

The IRC has begun hearing a CEPU application for a s127 order to prevent Australia Post from allegedly directing employees to take extended sick leave when it believes they are unfit for duty.

Seasonal worker reinstated over unfair assessment

The IRC has ordered a company to reinstate a seasonal worker dismissed in a downsizing exercise, after it found flaws in the test used to select workers for redundancy.

Prison job veto costs employer $40,000

An unsuccessful candidate for a position as a prison officer has been awarded $40,000 after a NSW Tribunal found that he had been unlawfully refused the job because of his disability.

Foreign labour disputes hot up at sea

Disputes over replacing Australian crews on coastal shipping routes with cheaper foreign labour are hotting up again, with maritime unions seeking IRC orders this week against ANL and CSL Australia using secondary boycotts laws against unions.

Rail workers campaign for common deal

Thousands of rail workers at Freightcorp and National Rail are campaigning to have their separate employment arrangements rolled into a single agreement, in continuing negotiations between rail unions and the Pacific National group.

Democrats lose IR spokesperson

The beleaguered Democrats will need to appoint a new IR spokesperson, after Senator Andrew Murray announced today he was vacating his portfolios.

Costs awarded against recalcitrant employer

The IRC has ordered an employer who failed to participate in conciliation to pay the costs of a reinstated employee's unfair dismissal claim.

No duty to provide a safe system of discipline

In an important decision, the NSW Court of Appeal has rejected arguments that an employer has a duty of care to conduct disciplinary proceedings in a way that avoids causing psychiatric harm to an employee.

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