An African American worker called a "boy" by a co-worker at retailer David Jones has been compensated by the NSW Administrative Decisions Tribunal after it found the term had a derogatory race-based connotation.
The NSW Industrial Relations Commission has ordered labour hire company Workforce on Tap to pay $46,000 compensation to three employees it dismissed when they disputed proposed Australian Workplace Agreements.
The IRC has refused to order the Commonwealth Bank to consult with the FSU about plans to make hundreds of employees redundant, after finding the bank had met its consultation and information sharing obligations.
In an important ruling, the IRC has refused to accept that "negligent handling" by an unfair dismissal claimant's legal representative justified an extension of time.
Parents in western market economies strongly prefer shorter working hours and flexible working-time arrangements and regard them as an entitlement rather than a privilege, according to a working family expert.
As the ASU's second strike in two weeks hinders Qantas operations, the union has launched legal action against the airline after it allegedly banned call-centre workers from working overtime because they had participated in protected industrial action.
A stockbroking firm's success in securing an injunction to restrain two brokers who moved to a rival firm highlights that companies should move quickly to enforce restraint clauses.
The last six years have seen a dramatic increase in the percentage of those employees putting in long hours who would prefer to work less, according to a new annual survey by the University of Melbourne.
In the first sign of failure for a risky strategy Victorian unions have been using, striking electricity workers in the La Trobe Valley have agreed to return to work after the Federal Court issued interim injunctions against them individually.
