The Morrison Government has today rejected a Thodey review recommendation that the Australian Public Service move towards common core conditions and pay scales.
A national benchmarking survey of mature workers has found that many feel excluded from the workforce and perceive that they have inferior development opportunities and access to flexible work.
The High Court has today granted the Morrison Government and a major food manufacturer special leave to appeal a contentious decision on calculating sick and carers leave, claimed to potentially cost employers an extra $2 billion a year.
The FWC has reinstated a rail worker sacked for coming to work the day after he smoked his first joint in 30 years and has taken Sydney Trains to task over its purported zero tolerance for drugs.
The Federal Court has ordered AMP and a senior lawyer to respond to each other's requests for more information about her $2.5 million adverse action case after it sacked her for using confidential documents during mediation.
Telecommunication unions have welcomed a new enterprise agreement covering most Telstra workers, arguing its "disappointing" pay increases are offset by improved job and entitlements protections.
In a decision affirming that unfair dismissal cases without reasonable prospects of success cannot be "assigned" to others, the FWC has dismissed an application after learning that the worker involved had died in a road accident.
The FWC on re-hearing a Chinese airline employee's unfair dismissal case has rejected claims that his supervisor persecuted him because of his homos-xuality, instead finding his blatant dishonesty to be a further valid reason for his sacking.
A revised draft of the Morrison Government's Religious Discrimination Bill allows a broad range of defined religious organisations to preference the employment of those who share their faith.
