A labour hire company has failed to win costs against an unrepresented worker who pursued his unfair dismissal claim through four adverse findings in the FWC and Federal Court, a judge ruling that the employer didn't help its cause by declining to provide an interpreter and by filing confusing and irrelevant material.
The FWC has rejected a company's objections and given the go-ahead for a worker who settled a general protections claim to use its response in that matter to run an underpayments case in the South Australian Employment Tribunal.
The University of Melbourne has assured staff it has a "zero tolerance" approach to sexual assault and sexual harassment, after being caught up in an investigation into the conduct of the former vice-chancellor of the University of Adelaide.
Unions have vowed to hold new Virgin Australia owner Bain Capital accountable for its promises, after they were among key creditors that backed a deed of company arrangement to complete the sale process for the stricken airline.
A bus driver who replied to a customer complaint by writing "f--k off I know nothing" on his employer's response form did not commit serious misconduct justifying instant dismissal, but his hampering of other employees performing business-critical tasks warranted his sacking, the FWC has found.
A casual waitress who filed an unfair sacking claim almost 50 days after her employer sent her a dismissal letter and removed her from JobKeeper does not need an extension as she was unaware of the development, the FWC has held.
A tribunal has ordered a former client of IR barrister Tim Donaghey to pay him $3500 for legal advice, while dismissing her $15,000 compensation claim against him for alleged distress, harassment and the exacerbation of a psychiatric injury.
The Melbourne Magistrates Court has fined the organiser of a fashion event for failing to obtain work permits for more than 100 children aged 18 months to 14 years.
The TWU will today file a dispute application in the Fair Work Commission over the Qantas plan to outsource its ground crew operations, which are performed by a 2500-strong workforce
The Morrison Government has this morning introduced legislation to permit all parents to take up to 30 days of flexible unpaid parental leave until their child turns two and ensure 12 months of unpaid parental leave is available for families dealing with stillbirths, infant deaths and premature births.
