A group of companies linked to pay TV operator Austar has failed in an interlocutory bid to throw out a s106 unfair contracts claim by a former managing director who claims he has been denied a $10.5m profit from share options.
In more fuel for the paid maternity leave debate, new ABS data released today shows that two-thirds of Queensland employees who go on maternity leave do so for more than 26 weeks.
A NSW IRC full bench has made some important comments on the recent amendments to the s106 unfair contracts provisions that require the Commission to consider employees' efforts to mitigate their losses.
The NSW Supreme Court has allowed a man injured by a casino employee to seek damages against the worker's employer, while the State's Court of Appeal has struck out a claim against another employer for an assault by one of its cleaners.
Inflation rises to 3.4% a year; News Ltd schooner drinkers appeal starts today; and WA public sector watchdog says managers who don't act on bullying, sexism should be disciplined.
The SA IRC has awarded an agency nurse almost $5,700 in entitlements after finding that she was employed on a continuous contract rather than on a strictly casual basis.
Woodside job cuts to save $45m a year; Decision a boost for labour suppliers with good OHS; NSW IRC rejects union registration appeal; Reports released on transgender, family responsibilities and breastfeeding discrimination; and US women win compensation after harassment in employment-related medical checks.
