In an important ruling, the Queensland IRC has opened the door for employees to use the State's unfair contract jurisdiction to recoup the 15% gap between their usual pay and workers' compensation payments.
A senior Qantas flight attendant has been awarded $25,000 in damages after the airline discriminated against her by refusing her access to her accrued sick leave because she was pregnant, not sick.
The AMWU has won an interlocutory injunction blocking an employer from sending offshore the work of seven manufacturing employees, after the Federal Court found the company might have discriminated against the workers because of their entitlements under an agreement.
In a crucial decision for the labour hire sector, a majority of the Industrial Appeal Court of WA has upheld an appeal against an earlier ruling on the employment status of two construction workers, holding they were independent subcontractors.
BlueScope Steel has welcomed the AIRC's decision to end its protracted and costly bargaining battle with the ETU at its Western Port plant in Victoria, but warned that more manufacturers are likely to face stand-downs while the plant is recommissioned and a consistent flow of steel is restored.
Fairfax's The Age newspaper discriminated against a female editor when it failed to provide her with the company car it had offered to the previous male editor, a tribunal has ruled.
The FAAA's international division has threatened industrial action as early as Australia Day unless Australian Airlines increases pay and conditions in return for allowing flight attendants to operate further afield, while Qantas today confirmed it is considering further outsourcing of jobs.
In a ruling sure to send shudders through the labour supply industry, the Queensland IRC has found a labour hire company liable for freedom of association breaches procured by a host employer.
The LHMU and employers will begin talks before the AIRC next week to finalise substantial pay rises for child care workers in Victoria and the ACT, following last week’s full bench ruling on work value and pay relativities in the industry.
