Following the first prosecution for defying s127 orders, the Federal Court has fined the CFMEU (mining & energy division) a total of just $2,200 for two separate breaches of return to work orders during a dispute with BHP Coal.
The Federal Court has found that the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act covers indirect discrimination complaints, rejecting Commonwealth Government arguments that it is confined to direct discrimination.
Yallourn Energy is seeking a s170MX arbitration of its protracted bargaining dispute, after the announcement today that its workforce had voted down a proposed enterprise agreement.
Employment Services Minister Tony Abbott is to replace Peter Reith as Workplace Relations Minister, after PM John Howard yesterday afternoon announced a reshuffle of the Government's frontbench.
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A court has vindicated the Commonwealth Bank's sacking of a senior HR manager over conflicts of interest, but has found "serious deficiencies" in the bank's investigation process and criticised senior HR management for their part in it.
In a ruling that might have implications for thousands of employers, an on-call employee has won $18,000 in backpay after a magistrate found he should have been paid an allowance.
Long-serving federal IRC Commissioner Patricia Leary's appointment as President of the Tasmanian Industrial Commission has been confirmed. At the same time, she has been promoted to Deputy President of the federal Commission.
