A pathology company was justified for dismissing a worker who took a blood sample from the wrong person because the worker had made a fundamental breach of company procedures, the AIRC has ruled.
US discrimination case claims law firm forcing partners to retire; UK Government canvasses setting a default retirement age of 65, but with right to request exemption; Gender pay gap in UK is 18%, says Minister; and Casino justified in sacking female bar worker who refused to wear make-up, says US court.
The principal union representing blue collar power workers in Queensland who will receive pay rises of up to 31% over 34 months says the increase merely brings the workers into line with their counterparts in other states, but a leading recruiter maintains that it is an early sign that skilled workers have begun to exploit their bargaining power in a tight labour market.
Esso contractors' deal preserves 7-day roster; WA Coalition commits to bringing back "workable" individual agreement stream; Submissions close Thursday for submissions on federal right of entry legislation; and retaining and developing employees is employers' top HR priority for 2005.
Former AWU assistant secretary Chris Hayes has today been endorsed by the ALP as its candidate for the seat of Werriwa, which was vacated when Opposition Leader Mark Latham stepped down last month.
The first certified agreement for the fast-growing Boost Juice Bars chain provides up to five days a year of unpaid study leave to its predominantly under-21 workforce and emphasises employee training in a bid to give workers portable skills and improve the national consistency of its products.
The Queensland IRC has refused to count a company car and bonuses as wages, rejecting an employer's bid to throw out an unfair contract case because a manager's pay exceeded the statutory salary cap.
The coal mining union is threatening to walk off the job, after two mining companies launched challenges to the legitimacy of the NSW OHS Act, arguing it is unconstitutional and that the State IRC has no power to find employers guilty of criminal offences.
Employers can still mount a defence based on the inherent requirements of a job, even if they have not spelt out the requirements before refusing employment to someone with a disability, a tribunal has ruled.
A barrister's history of representing unions did not mean there could be a reasonable apprehension that he would be biased in arbitrating an industrial dispute between a demolition company and Victoria's Bracks Government, the State's Supreme Court has held.
