The ACTU has today told a parliamentary inquiry that tougher penalties and lower prosecution thresholds are required to tackle a workplace bullying "pandemic" that particularly puts casuals, apprentices and young workers at risk.
In an important ruling on the interpretation of discrimination prohibitions in IR statutes, a Federal Court full court has found that it isn't sufficient to merely establish "different" treatment, as adverse impact also has to be proven.
Australia Post has appealed against a Fair Work Australia ruling that it treated a driver harshly when it dismissed him for forwarding pornographic emails from his workplace email address.
Former CEO suing for under-insurance and unpaid bonuses "potentially worth millions"; Windhoist's lawyer rejects union's claim deal will create a two-tier labour market claims; Be realistic about skills shortages, says recruiter; and Commissioner Gooley to chair aged care strategic workforce advisory group.
Federal Court full court upholds mandatory drug test regime; FWA orders halt licensed engineers' industrial action; NSW inquiry recommends axing journey cover; Make public services contestable to unlock productivity gains, says Sturgess; and Chubb fails to halt alleged "covert" industrial campaign.
DEEWR has launched the dedicated resource sector "jobs board" that the federal government promised after the announcement of the first enterprise migration agreement for Hancock Prospecting's Roy Hill project.
Fast-growing construction and contract mining company Macmahon has in the past year developed an in-house labour supply strategy it says has provided 40% of its new employees at half the cost of previous arrangements.
The FWO has received 2,878 discrimination complaints since it began operating in July 2009, but has commenced litigation over only four, leading to three enforceable undertakings, the agency told recent Senate Estimates hearings.
The jobs board that will enable Australian jobseekers to express their interest in positions at resources mega-projects ahead of foreign workers brought in under Enterprise Migration Agreements will be operating within days, DEEWR has told an Estimates hearing in the wake of Canberra granting the first EMA last week.
