In an important ruling, an AIRC full bench has accepted that a worker who was reinstated after being unfairly dismissed should have his amount of lost remuneration reduced because of "serious" threats he made after the dismissal.
A Federal Court full bench has upheld a finding that two organisers breached freedom of association laws when they threatened industrial action over a worker's refusal to join the CFMEU, but has reduced the penalty against the union.
The AIRC has found a failure by a detention officer that led to the escape of a detainee did not warrant his summary dismissal, accepting that he was made a "scapegoat" for the incident.
A NSW IRC full bench has clarified the scope of the "doctrine of frustration", after it accepted that Hilton Hotels hadn't terminated the employment of an injured worker until seven years after she became unfit for duty.
NSW Opposition IR plan introduces new red tape, says Carr Government; AIRC refuses late non-union agreement because of employee turnover; Workers compensation tribunal refuses to accept stress led to heart attack; and health employer removes professor from managerial roles.
After outsourcing a major part of their recruitment efforts, major employers in Australia - such as allfinanz company Suncorp - have begun reversing the process, according to the head of a recruitment management consulting company.
AIRC members should be reluctant to conduct conciliation during arbitration of unfair dismissal cases, a Federal Court bench has said today in upholding a finding of apprehended bias.
Qantas and the FAAA are meeting today in a bid to resolve their dispute over rewarding 4,500 long-haul flight attendants for productivity gains from crew reductions, amid union allegations that the airline is training a strike-breaking workforce.
The NSW IRC has recommended BHP Steel continue payroll deductions and not restrict union access to its Port Kembla site while further talks continue with the AWU over claims – by each side – that the site enterprise agreement is being breached.
The AMWU (Victorian branch) has sought a meeting next week with the state's auto components manufacturers in a further bid to secure common outcomes, as the official start to Campaign 2003 draws near.
