Discrimination and equity - Australian industrial relations and employment law news published by Workplace Express

Click on one of the 27 topic categories below to view articles classified within Discrimination and equity.

Green light for Laundy to hose down fire deal

Published: 10 July 2018 2:57pm

The FWC has given Workplace Minister Craig Laundy the go-ahead to put his case that the MFB agreement should be rejected because it contains discriminatory and objectionable terms and fails the BOOT.

#MeToo parallel as racial slur sacking upheld

Published: 10 July 2018 1:05pm

The FWC has praised Australia Post subsidiary Startrack Express for its flawless process in dismissing an employee who "crossed a line" from tolerable crudity to unacceptable racism in his remarks to colleagues.

"Blurred" worker-employer relationship sinks anti-bullying order

Published: 02 July 2018 1:51pm

A sales manager has lost her bid for an anti-bullying order after the FWC found blurred employee/friend lines helped explain a managing director's otherwise inappropriate comments about her boyfriend and supposed "Barbie doll" appearance.

Self-represented CEO highlights futility of own case

Published: 29 June 2018 8:49am

The pitfalls of self-representation have been highlighted by an FWC full bench that found it would be "futile" to hear a former chief executive's anti-bullying case because his notice of appeal "expressly" indicated he was seeking an unnecessary order.

FWC backs ejection of "sexist", "exclusionary" overseer

Published: 27 June 2018 3:28pm

The FWC has upheld Toyota's sacking of a supervisor for improperly exercising his power, finding his "benevolent sexism" and inappropriate behaviour towards a group of young, female fixed-term contractors created a weird, dirty and unhealthy environment.

Green light to contest labour hire "blacklisting"

Published: 22 June 2018 3:10pm

Union activists allegedly "blacklisted" by a labour hire company and a host employer have been cleared by a tribunal to proceed with a test case under Victoria's equal opportunity laws.

Human Rights Commission launches year-long harassment inquiry

Published: 20 June 2018 12:29pm

The Human Rights Commission says it will examine the scale, drivers and consequences of workplace sexual harassment and develop recommendations drawn from current best practice as part of a 12-month inquiry announced today.

FWC member stands herself down over perceived bias

Published: 08 June 2018 3:59pm

In a rare case of an FWC member standing themselves down, a commissioner has found that comments she made about the "vexatious" applicants in a discontinued anti-bullying case could lead observers to question her impartiality when considering a counter anti-bullying application by the original respondent.

Ex-union leader sics ROC on successor, asks for "full force of the law"

Published: 06 June 2018 3:36pm

A public stoush over representation of flight crew has hit the tarmac, with ousted FAAA national division secretary Andrew Staniforth calling on the ROC to pursue maximum penalties against his successor over statements about his new employee representation company.

FWC approves Laundy intervention in fire deal

Published: 04 June 2018 4:00pm

Workplace Minister Craig Laundy has been granted permission to intervene in the approval of a new enterprise agreement covering the Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade, despite the UFU's criticism of it as an "unprecedented hijack" of the process.

Discrimination and equity page 54 of 88