An employer did not discriminate against a lawyer when it twice declined to roll over short, fixed-term contracts that would have entitled her to paid maternity leave, an appeal panel has found.
Former Opposition leader and IR minister, the late Simon Crean, and ex-ACTU secretary/government minister Greg Combet have been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours.
FWC President Adam Hatcher has moved quickly to establish an expert panel to consider gender undervaluation in five care and community sector awards, today inviting comment on eight potential issues to be aired over 15 days of hearings in December.
The ACTU Congress yesterday passed a motion urging unions to support a consumer boycott of Goodman Fielder food products ahead of a threatened lockout next week of about 1200 sugar mill workers in north Queensland.
The CFMEU is moving ahead with plans to install the national secretary of its construction division, Zach Smith, as national secretary of the wider union, while opening talks about the demerger of its manufacturing division.
Paid agent Supportah's failure to return scheduled calls and lodge a worker's unfair dismissal application, along with a family member's death, warranted a three-day extension, the FWC has found.
The ACTU Congress is set to today endorse policy changes that aim to stamp out non-compete clauses, arguing it is a "wage suppression tactic" by employers.
