The Federal Court has struck out part of publicity coordinator Kristy Fraser-Kirk's sexual harassment claim against retailer David Jones and former chief executive Mark McInnes and rejected her bid for records of any bills he incurred for Sydney hotel rooms.
Labor remains committed to reforming building industry IR laws, but could be prepared to accept changes to its legislation to secure its passage through parliament, according to workplace relations parliamentary secretary Senator Jacinta Collins.
The Opposition is planning a second attempt at making Centrelink, not employers, responsible for administering paid parental leave payments under the Federal Government's new scheme, and will introduce as a private members bill the amendments it failed to get up when the bill was debated.
The Fair Work Act helped nudge Westpac back to the bargaining table, the bank's employee relations head has acknowledged, but despite being "spooked" by the good faith requirements he says it ultimately reached a win/win deal with the FSU.
The company established to roll out the federal government's National Broadband Network has made its first enterprise agreement, a four-year, 4% per annum greenfields deal negotiated with the CEPU.
An IT company has failed to restrain a key employee from working for another company in a similar field, after the NSW Supreme Court found it wasn’t a direct competitor.
The media coverage of the David Jones sex discrimination case launched by publicist Kristy Fraser-Kirk might have contributed to her developing a psychiatric condition, her counsel told the Federal Court today.
A worker sacked after bagging her employer on Facebook has been compensated for being unfairly dismissed, but Fair Work Australia has cautioned employees that information posted on social networking sites can come back to haunt them.
Fair Work Australia has accepted a number of undertakings including a limit on when the employer can stand down workers in approving a deal covering a major meat industry employer and its employees.
Bench quashes extension of time; FWA hearing on former state awards; UK considering whether to scrap right to request training; UK phasing out "default" retirement age; Court rules on "reasonable disciplinary action" question; and Ride to Work Day approaching fast.
