Two companies and their directors linked to a Perth café that failed to pay wages for months to three Chinese 457 visa workers, provided no payslips and kept no employment records have been ordered by the Federal Magistrates Court to pay almost $30,000 in penalties.
A male Goodyear Tyres executive sacked for allegedly having an affair with a female HR executive has been cleared to pursue his discrimination case against the company, after a tribunal refused a bid to strike it out.
A Fair Work Australia full bench majority has upheld a finding that a company's request that the TWU meet employees in rooms that were close to managers' offices rather than in the lunchroom was reasonable.
Virgin Australia long-haul pilots and flight attendants have overwhelmingly voted up the new three-year agreements that will shift them off “bare bones” common law contracts, while Qantas and the long-haul cabin crew union have agreed to begin negotiations for a new deal 13 months ahead of the old one expiring.
$100m assistance fast-tracked as BlueScope restructure cuts 100 jobs; ACTU backs carbon price, but seeks local content requirements for clean energy infrastructure; and Defence employers win race discrimination exemptions.
A former Pacific Brands executive who made a $9m adverse action claim over alleged bullying and discrimination earlier this year is now also pursuing punitive damages against the company for failing to act against the senior executive she claims was the perpetrator.
Qantas maintenance engineers to begin one-hour strikes; MUA says no deal at Patrick; and Job offer for redundant Qantas workers is genuine, says Virgin.
Fair Work Australia has upheld an order for a recruitment company to compensate a labour hire worker it dismissed for defacing a host employer's workplace with a swastika.
