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A FWC full bench has thrown out a Qantas bid to overturn the reinstatement of a trainer accused of staring at a flight attendant's breasts and gazing into her eyes in a "distinguishably lewd" manner during a safety demonstration.

A UK employment tribunal has found that an employer unfairly dismissed a nurse for using too much sick leave and discriminated against her by failing to make reasonable adjustments to accomodate her disabilities, which included migraine headaches.

Sydney Symphony Orchestra's former chief executive cannot accuse it of sacking her for ordering a sexual harassment probe after initially claiming to be the victim of a politically-driven "hit job", it contends in a defence that declines to say why it did dismiss her.

The Andrews Government has responded to IR Victoria's review of child employment legislation by introducing amendments to broaden the definition of employment, simplify the licensing system and extend its coverage to not-for-profit organisations.

In his first announcement as federal IR minister, Tony Burke has put closing the gender pay gap at the forefront of his agenda, while encouraging workers to join their unions.

Amazon has settled a Federal Court action alleging it discriminated against a Sydney warehouse worker by withdrawing an offer of permanent employment once she mentioned she was pregnant.

To address Indigenous Australians' under-representation in the workforce, employers need to create employment targets and inclusive leave policies and recognise workers' diverse needs, according to a new report.

The FWC has observed that a Victorian worker's application to work full-time from home under flexible work arrangements was largely motivated by her opposition to COVID-19 vaccinations, in upholding her employer's refusal of her request.

A long-serving employee called a "bald c--t" during an argument with a shift supervisor suffered harassment based on his s-x, a UK tribunal has ruled.

After a wave of s-xual harassment and assault coming to light at remote mine sites, the FWC has told Rio Tinto it should conduct a "proper" investigation of what appears to be s-xual harassment of a former employee almost five years ago, but has ruled it has no power to make anti-harassment orders because he is no longer working for the resources giant.