A trainee Aldi store manager is accusing the retailer of sacking him for complaining about bullying, unreasonable overtime and the mental and physical disabilities he claims to have sustained as a result, while a former Woolworths worker alleges he was victimised after becoming a union rep.
FWC rejects paid blood donor leave; RBA forecasting continuing low wage growth; and No need for further privilege ruling in workplace determination case.
An FWC full bench has quashed a ruling that upheld Woolworths' sacking of a petrol station employee for failing to follow its armed hold-up protocol when he refused to hand over money and cigarettes to an unarmed but "difficult" customer.
Energy Australia is pushing the Federal Court to limit the impact of an arbitration by the Fair Work Commission of payment of overtime to casuals at its Yallourn power station and mine in Victoria.
The Government has won passage of its "vulnerable workers" legislation, after accepting Opposition amendments that enable the FWO to exercise coercive powers to gather evidence of breaches, overseen by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
Employer's text didn't dismiss employee; Correct ABN speeds application amendment; Bench clears way for challenge to authority on fixed-term contracts.
Business SA has lost its bid for a charitable purpose payroll tax exemption plus a refund of more than $2.6 million already paid, after a court found its primary purpose is providing policy advocacy to benefit businesses rather than advancing trade and commerce.
Boral subsidiary De Martin & Gasparini took unlawful adverse action against its employees when it threatened to make them redundant if they refused to vary their agreement to make it code-compliant, the Federal Court ruled today.
