In a controversial ruling, the NSW Compensation Court has found that workers sightseeing while working overseas are entitled to the full protection of the State's workers compensation act.
An IRC full bench will hear argument on Thursday about the form of orders to give effect to the landmark metal industry casuals decision, after parties went into conference yesterday before the bench.
In a landmark ruling on share options, the NSW IRC (in Court Session) has restricted the opportunity for a redundant executive to exercise share options to his period of notice.
Microsoft has withdrawn its appeal against a court ruling that gave its redundant former HR director access to share options worth $14m, after the parties reached a settlement.
In a case that practitioners hoped would determine a nagging jurisdictional issue, the Supreme Court of Queensland has put off ruling on whether the State's Anti-Discrimination Tribunal can hear complaints by federally covered employees of discrimination on the grounds of union membership or activity.
More than 100 days after NUW members walked off the job, the three other onsite unions at Qeno'’ Altona manufacturing site have still not signed an enterprise agreement that their members voted up, and the bargaining dispute remains before both the IRC and the Federal Court.
Queensland's largest casino - Conrad Jupiters on the Gold Coast - has denied threatening to lock its gaming workers out over badges they are wearing supporting an enterprise agreement.
A worker sacked by controversial meatworks G&K O'Connor has won the right to an unfair dismissal hearing after the IRC accepted that he didn’t sign his AWA - which stipulated a probationary period - until after he'd started work and he wasn't made aware during his interview that he was on probation.
