A Canadian academic said today employers will have to respond to the caring needs of the emerging "sandwich generation" of employees, who face the challenge of caring for both ageing parents and young children at the same time.
An AIRC full bench has today made it clear that unions can take lawful protected action against related companies in pursuit of a single business agreement.
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.
