A tribunal member has thrown out a lawyer's discrimination case, accusing him of becoming a "serial pest" after he filed multiple discrimination claims against employers for failing to hire him, including a recent matter in which he claimed "very attractive and beautiful" interviewers humiliated him.
New ACTU assistant secretary; Unions call for statutory clarity on who is an employee; New AAT president to lead tribunal transition; Webinar to explore new FWC sexual harassment provisions; and Incolink redundancy fund to expand beyond Victoria.
A national meeting of UWU members in the early childhood education sector will tomorrow call on the Albanese Government and employers to get behind a supported bargaining application to be filed as "soon as possible" once the stream opens up on June 6, as they seek a 25% pay rise.
A casual storeperson allegedly sacked via email while on a pre-approved holiday does not need to seek an extension of time to lodge an unfair dismissal application because it did not take effect until he read it, the FWC has held.
A new report recommends creating specific Fair Work Act protections for gig workers in the care sector and reforming the NDIS and aged care funding and regulation models that "reward businesses that avoid the costs and responsibilities of directly employing personal care and support workers".
The NSW IRC has rejected a senior public servant's bid to suppress her suspension for alleged corrupt conduct, holding to the notion of open justice while questioning why she failed to make the application earlier.
The Federal Court has today reversed a judge's finding that a CFMMEU organiser directed a "disgusting" homophobic slur towards a construction project's safety advisor, while it also axed a personal payment order against him.
The Albanese Government should substantially boost the funding and powers of a renamed FWO to tackle migrant worker exploitation and replace the "failed" assurance protocol that aims to protect visa holders who report being shortchanged, according to a new think tank publication.
The MBA is today calling on the Albanese Government to give a firm undertaking to exclude industries outside the gig-economy before introducing legislation targeting employee-like forms of work, after IR Minister Tony Burke sought to hose down concerns it leaves the door open for a far broader remit.
The CFMMEU's mining and energy division will oppose approval of an agreement for maintenance work at BHP's in-house labour hire arm and seek authorisation for industrial action to spur improvement to its spurned production agreement, while Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke has warned against taking as "gospel" the company's claims about the effects of the "same job, same pay" proposal on jobs and its bottom line.
