A lawyer who is running a group action under NSW191s unfair contracts laws to win better redundancy benefits for 45 former employees has urged the State to step back from changing the law, arguing it is a misconception that the jurisdiction is a playground for high-flyers.
In one of the first such cases since the Ansett decision, the IRC has rejected a union attempt to shore up employee entitlements by targeting non-employer companies within a group.
A hotel that sacked a crowd controller for using unnecessary force when evicting an abusive patron has ordered to reinstate him after the IRC found the employer hadn191t taken into account the trauma from a recent vicious assault on him at work.
Employees working at McDonald's restaurants in the ACT will be covered by a single enterprise agreement, after the IRC agreed a dozen franchised outlets had identical operations.
An employee sacked for allegedly threatening co-workers to persuade them to go on strike has been reinstated, in a tribunal ruling that illustrates the importance for employers of communicating appropriately with workers whose first language is not English.
The IRC has rejected a bid by a major labour hire company to be excused for procedural fairness deficiencies in the dismissal of an employee because of its small permanent workforce and lack of a dedicated HR practitioner.
Qantas191s international flight attendants are to vote on a 12-month wage-freeze deal, after the FAAA and the airline reached in-principle agreement on a deal that protects key employment conditions.
