The LHMU has told the parliamentary inquiry into WR Minister Peter Reith's second wave bill that employers should not be exempted from orders under s127 to stop or prevent industrial action, as the ability for unions to obtain such orders had imposed checks and balances on employers.
After failing to get its non-union agreement up for the bulk of the ABC's 4,000-plus employees, management at the public broadcaster has won a consolation prize, securing IRC approval for a non-union deal for its 200 retail workers.
The High Court has ruled the Army was justified in sacking an HIV-positive soldier because he was an OHS threat to his colleagues, in a judgment that makes it easier for employers to lawfully discriminate against employees.
Is a principal vicariously liable for the negligent actions of its independent contractor? No, according to a landmark majority judgment by the NSW Court of Appeal.
The IRC has taken the unusual step of taking into account discriminatory behaviour under s170CK in determining whether an employer had a valid reason to sack an employee.
The IRC has approved a modified s170LK agreement covering the clerical and administrative workers of Australia’s largest employer, Coles-Myer, six months after it refused to certify the original deal.
