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News in brief, April 23

Victorian nurses/Government in compulsory conference as beds closed statewide; Double challenge to dismissal settled; and AIRC amends work and family directions.





Pregnant flight attendant claims Qantas discriminatory

A senior Qantas long haul flight attendant is seeking a finding in the Federal Magistrates Court that the airline discriminated against her because of her sex, pregnancy and family responsibilities.

Employers say new severance pay scale is flawed

The AIRC's redundancy test case full bench will reconvene today to hear a bid by employers to discount severance pay entitlements for redundant workers who are entitled to the relatively generous pro rata long service entitlements under State laws.

Victoria to have new emergency services powers

Unions say Victoria is overreacting to a non-existing problem with its plan to introduce new emergency powers legislation to halt strikes threatening essential services and key projects, while the Federal Government has rejected the State's bid to win the power to seek to end bargaining periods.

No national standard for Anzac substitution, says AIRC

An AIRC full bench has refused to accept there is a national standard on making substitute days when Anzac Day falls on weekends, in newly-issued reasons for its decision to reject making a substitute public holiday for Victoria and Tasmania on April 26 for this year's Anzac Day.