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A UK tribunal has found that a job interviewer asked seven questions that could be "reasonable and entirely innocuous" individually, but cumulatively could constitute racial discrimination.

A solicitor has been granted permission to re-plead his damages claim against Harmers Workplace Lawyers for allegedly mishandling a discrimination case against his former firm.

A court has found that Sydney Trains unlawfully discriminated against a worker when it sacked her after finding out that she had ADHD and autism.

Individual age discrimination complaints have "fundamental limitations for achieving systemic change" and should be supported by other regulatory tools, greater transparency and collective action, an academic says.

Workers s-xually harassed before the Secure Jobs, Better Pay changes came into effect in March will have to choose whether to omit complaints for conduct that occurred before that time to use the new provisions, or "make a potentially less advantageous application" using the old provisions, according to an employment law expert.

The FWC has found a worker's false reports about his colleagues created "psychosocial safety" risks and provided a valid reason for Virgin Australia to dismiss him.

The UK's Sunak Government has introduced 12 weeks paid leave for parents with babies in neonatal care, as an additional entitlement on top of paid parental leave.

The income and compensation caps for unfair dismissal claims are set to increase on Saturday, along with filing fees for a range of other applications.

The Albanese Government has ratified ILO conventions setting a minimum working age and seeking to prevent workplace harassment and violence, with Skills and Training Minister Brendan O'Connor telling this year's international labour conference that tripartism "has never been so important".

A court has awarded costs against a worker who scoffed at "ludicrous" settlement offers made by his former employer, suggesting he should have given more than 30 minutes' thought to the consequences before rejecting them.