The IRC has ruled it is in the public interest to terminate an expired AWA that mistakenly allowed an employee to earn better than full-time earnings for a three to four day week.
The IRC has clarified the operation of the WR Act's provision that prevents dismissed employees from simultaneously seeking remedies in more than one forum.
The Australian Law Reform Commission has raised questions about whether the Disability Discrimination Act and WR Act can protect workers from discrimination because of a genetic predisposition to an illness.
A bill introduced yesterday into WA State Parliament will make it unlawful to discriminate in employment against people on the basis of their sexual orientation.
The NSW Government has revealed plans to dramatically curtail the s106 unfair contracts jurisdiction, including imposing an income ceiling of $250,000 for claimants and banning share option claims.
In an important ruling, the Federal Court has found unions can lawfully take protected action to have employee entitlements placed in a trust fund, but cannot lawfully pursue bargaining fee clauses.
The IRC has made it clear it is prepared to intervene to ensure that employers genuinely consult with unions at an early stage about any plans to make 15 or more workers redundant.
Short-haul flight attendants have become the first group of Qantas employees to formally accept the airline's wage freeze offer, after 90% voted in favour in a ballot that closed today.
The WA Court of Appeal has overturned a ruling that would have prevented unions from entering premises where a head contractor employed no union labour or was covered by a federal award.
