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Procedural fairness failure stymies email porn dismissal

A police officer who exchanged offensive emails with Australian Federal Police colleagues has had the decision to terminate his employment put on hold by the Federal Court because of procedural fairness deficiencies.

Court questions racial 'characteristics' in discrimination ruling

A Hindu university teacher has had her discrimination claim dismissed, after the Victorian Court of Appeal found that several personal traits that were influential in her dismissal were unrelated to her race or religion.

Flight attendant loses discrimination case

A flight attendant who claimed she was sacked for the prohibited discriminatory reason of physical or mental disability has lost her case in the Federal Court.

Workers spurn Qantas maintenance deal

Qantas maintenance workers have voted down the deal struck with unions last week.

Union wins s127 order against mining company

The coal mining union has won a s127 order to force a coal mining employer to allow an injured employee to return to work on full pay.

IRC upholds sacking of harasser

The IRC has upheld Qantas's dismissal of a worker who exposed himself to a female contractor.

Sydney is key to Qantas maintenance deal

Qantas maintenance employees in Sydney will determine whether a wage freeze agreement gets up after their Melbourne colleagues voted the deal down, while Ansett MkII and unions have reached agreement on their employee share ownership scheme.

WA nurses call for regulation of industry workloads

The IRC has issued a draft order to monitor and regulate the workloads of 14,000 public sector nurses in WA, after the ANF claimed health services were being compromised because nursing staff were overworked.

Casual loading rises to 25% in printing

Printing employers are seeking award changes to allow more flexible use of casual employees, after the IRC boosted the casual loading in the main printing industry award from 20% to 25%.

Victoria cracks down on bullies with proposed code of practice.

The Victorian government plans to legislate against workplace violence and bullying in an attempt to address the estimated $26 million cost of harassment compensation last financial year.

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