Casual unfair dismissal exclusion survives; Cole Commission issues new paper; Queensland releases work/family issues paper; and WA makes progress on EEAs.
NSW Chief Magistrate and former NSW Nurses' Association secretary Pat Staunton has been appointed to the NSW IRC to replace Justice Barrie Hungerford, who retired at the end of May.
The Federal Government has agreed to a recommendation by Royal Commissioner Terence Cole to set up an interim taskforce by the end of September to police breaches of the WR Act and other laws in the building and construction industry.
An African American worker called a "boy" by a co-worker at retailer David Jones has been compensated by the NSW Administrative Decisions Tribunal after it found the term had a derogatory race-based connotation.
The NSW Industrial Relations Commission has ordered labour hire company Workforce on Tap to pay $46,000 compensation to three employees it dismissed when they disputed proposed Australian Workplace Agreements.
The IRC has refused to order the Commonwealth Bank to consult with the FSU about plans to make hundreds of employees redundant, after finding the bank had met its consultation and information sharing obligations.
In an important ruling, the IRC has refused to accept that "negligent handling" by an unfair dismissal claimant's legal representative justified an extension of time.
Parents in western market economies strongly prefer shorter working hours and flexible working-time arrangements and regard them as an entitlement rather than a privilege, according to a working family expert.
As the ASU's second strike in two weeks hinders Qantas operations, the union has launched legal action against the airline after it allegedly banned call-centre workers from working overtime because they had participated in protected industrial action.
