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Electrolux test case to continue on Friday

Employer groups have been given until Friday to clarify their positions on some of the NUW's submissions in the KL Ballantyne matters pertaining case, which the parties agree is shaping up to be a test for the application of the High Court's Electrolux decision.

Affirmative action is good for business: ANZ chief

Corporations should implement affirmative action policies in the workplace, even if female employees are against it, ANZ chief executive John McFarlane said today.

Victorian unions closer to proving WorkCover delays

Victorian union workers' compensation officers have had a victory in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal in their bid to show that the State's WorkCover system is forcing workers to face lengthy delays and massive court costs in trying to win compensation claims.



Qantas flight attendants seek AIRC intervention

Qantas long-haul flight attendants claim the airline is training a replacement workforce ahead of their enterprise agreement expiring late this year, and will this week seek a finding from the AIRC that the training breaches the current deal.


News in brief, October 1, 2004

Just 210 EEAs approved in 2003-04, says WA Industrial Registrar; Top end of town calls for AGM changes to curb shareholder activism on workplace issues; Petrochemical industry retains capacity to manage, says IPA; Johnston to appeal imprisonment; and Men more likely than women to experience low-level sexual harassment, says study.

Union's affirmative action rules lawful, says Federal Court

In its first consideration of decade-old legislative amendments allowing the use of special measures to achieve substantive gender equality, the Federal Court has thrown out a claim by a disgruntled ASU member that the union's affirmative action rules are unlawful.

Woman denied part-time work wins discrimination case

In an important decision on carers' responsibilities, the NSW Administrative Decisions Tribunal has found that a transport company indirectly discriminated against its former manager when it rejected her request to return to work part-time after having a baby.