An unfair dismissal ruling by a senior member of the IRC illustrates the dangers for employers of failing to adequately respond to reasonable grievances raised by employees.
A Victorian meat industry employer that locked its workers out in pursuit of AWAs following a collective bargaining dispute that also involved lockouts did not act unlawfully, the Federal Court has found.
Queensland mining company MIM will not renegotiate the deal voted down by workers last week, planning instead to hold a series of information meetings with employees to explain the document more fully before putting it up for ballot again within a fortnight.
The components supplier at the centre of the Campaign 2000 dispute that has led to stand-downs at Ford Australia is in the IRC this afternoon seeking to have the bargaining period covering its site terminated.
The Victorian County Court has denied a policeman's claim for stress compensation, finding that while he might have failed to return to his former role in the water police, he was still capable, as a "career member of the force", of other postings within the police service.
