The Federal Government has moved towards filling the last gap in its stable of discrimination legislation, with the release of its long-promised information paper on proposed age discrimination laws.
The National Union of Workers has applied to change its rules to overcome a recent IRC decision that hampers its ability to cover call centre workers performing sales work.
An apprentice hairdresser has been compensated for sexual harassment, after her male employer showed her a picture of a woman and a horse in a sex act.
In an important decision on federal dismissal laws, a full bench of the AIRC has ruled that workers making unfair dismissal claims have the right to appeal when the Commission issues a certificate that there is no reasonable prospect of a successful arbitration.
Thousands of workers in NSW have won the right to payroll deduction of union dues, after the State IRC granted unions' application to include the provision in three major private sector awards.
A Federal Court full bench has upheld the dismissal of a Qantas baggage handler because of a disability, saying the termination was not discriminatory because he was employed as part of the airline's rehabilitation program at the time.
A senior member of the AIRC has accepted that union right of entry clauses pertain to the employment relationship and can be included in certified agreements, in the only direct consideration of the issue.
For our final story of the year, Workplace Express asked those involved in the major IR stories of 2002 to finish the phrase, "I'm dreaming of . . . . . . .". Here are their answers.
