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50% of call centre workers below minimum, says ACTU

About half the national call centre workforce - an estimated 110,000 employees - receive less that the minimum wages set out in the ACTU's minimum standards code, according to research released today by the peak union body.

Transport workers win pay rise in ACT

More than 800 employees at Action Buses, the sole provider of public transport in the ACT, will receive a 4% pay rise over the next 12 months.

Striking during Tas pipeline agreement leads to wages boost

Workers on the $400 million Tasmanian natural gas pipeline installation project have won significant pay increases following protracted industrial action over pay and conditions within months of a deal being certified.

Drug dismissal fair despite compo loss

An employee dismissed for smoking marijuana at work has unsuccessfully claimed his termination was unfair because it resulted in the cessation of his Work Cover payments.

Time is right for paid maternity leave: Goward

Australia today inched closer to a national paid maternity leave scheme with the release by federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner Pru Goward of her long-awaited options paper, in which she canvasses how, rather than whether, such a payment should be introduced.

Dyslexic man wins $10,000 distress payout

A court has awarded a mildly dyslexic trainee $10,000 for hurt, humiliation and distress after finding he was discriminated against because of his disability.

NTEU pursues boost for casuals

The tertiary education union is preparing to seek changes in industry awards to improve pay and conditions for up to 40,000 casual employees.

Manager breached good faith, fidelity duty

An abattoir operations manager has had her unfair dismissal claim rejected by the NSW IRC because she knowingly breached her contract by devising and executing a scheme to defraud the company.

Sexual harassment sacking fails on fairness

A truck driver who sexually harassed a female colleague has won his job back after the Queensland IRC found the punishment did not fit the crime.

Case to test NSW carers' legislation

In an important test of a new obligation on NSW employers to consider employees' caring responsibilities, the SDA is alleging a female employee was denied her rights as a carer when her employer refused to change her roster to allow her to attend her children's sporting events.

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