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.
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.
An AIRC full bench has overturned a radical ruling that it would be against the public interest to terminate expired certified agreements covering Esso contractors because of the negative effects of proposed new rosters on workers and their families.
An employer has failed to win costs for an unfair termination case despite a former employee pleading guilty to three charges over conduct for which she was sacked, while in other recent dismissal cases tribunals have refused to accept a resignation letter written by an employer and an employer's dismissal of a sick employee.
More than 1,800 Harris Scarfe employees across three states will receive a pay increase of almost 11% over two years, under an enterprise deal the shop union claims "brings home the bacon" after wage restraint helped the retailer trade out of voluntary administration three years ago.
Fairfax's The Age newspaper discriminated against a female editor when it failed to provide her with the company car it had offered to the previous male editor, a tribunal has ruled.
In a ruling sure to send shudders through the labour supply industry, the Queensland IRC has found a labour hire company liable for freedom of association breaches procured by a host employer.
The LHMU and employers will begin talks before the AIRC next week to finalise substantial pay rises for child care workers in Victoria and the ACT, following last week’s full bench ruling on work value and pay relativities in the industry.
