A public relations company at the centre of a director's adverse action claim alleges it sacked him over his cannabis use and in a cross-claim accuses him of breaching his contract by including details of an employee share scheme in court documents without seeking to impose restrictions on access.
Employment and discrimination barrister Chris Ronalds SC, former discrimination commissioner Helen Szoke and senior Jobs Department IR policy advisor Sandra Parker have been recognised in this year's Australia Day honours list.
The ACTU, TWU, Qantas and its pilots' union are warning of industrial disharmony in objections to a rule change bid by the Australian Federation of Air Pilots that seeks to extend eligibility to all international pilots engaged by local operators and allow it to represent independent contractors.
In a landmark ruling, the FWC has held that Carter Holt Harvey employees did not accrue annual or long service leave during a 74-day lockout last year.
The NUW plans to mount a concerted push to unionise Amazon's new warehouse operations in Australia, but may face competition from the SDA for members at the online retail giant.
Monday's planned rail strike in Sydney is off after the FWC determined the industrial action posed a threat to public welfare and the broader NSW economy.
Employers who defy orders to pay superannuation to their employees will face jail terms of up to 12 months under draft legislation unveiled today by the Turnbull Government.
RAFFWU says it will encourage members to vote against a new Coles deal in part because it fails to allay concerns that it will create a two-tiered wage system, while in a claim ahead of Woolworths bargaining it is seeking to make up the difference that would have been earned under the award since 2012.
Sydney's threatened rail strike will go ahead on Monday after the RTBU's novel vote-by-text approach produced an overwhelming rejection of the NSW Government's latest pay offer.
A geographically-distinct union has been granted scope orders for cleaners at a remote detention centre after the FWC determined the costs involved for bargaining representatives to attend distant meetings were prohibitive.
