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Court reserves on anti-sacking case against UWU

A Federal Court judge has today reserved on an application to restrain the UWU from dismissing two organisers who claim it subjected them to adverse action for backing a majority support petition as part of a campaign for a new in-house enterprise agreement, but the union claims their case is "untenable" and should be thrown out.

Chest infection a temporary disability: Court

A court has ordered a cafe to pay a teenage worker $7300 compensation, including $6000 for hurt and humiliation, after it took unlawful adverse action because of his temporary disability when it dismissed him for calling in sick due to a chest infection.

Personal fine for official who knocked manager's hat off

A CFMMEU official who pushed a site manager and knocked his hard hat off has copped a $10,500 fine and orders to personally fork out 30%, while the repeat offender's latest transgression has cost the union more than $70,000.

Sacked wharfie's explanation not blame-shifting: FWC

Qube Ports must reinstate a stevedore who pranged a client's $70,000 Mercedes after an operations manager mistook her explanations as an attempt to excuse her behaviour or shift the blame.

Continuing bullying a "failure of leadership": FWC

Former Toll subsidiary Team Global Express has avoided anti-bullying orders through the resignation of a perpetrator and taking significant measures to remove the risk of further substandard conduct, but the FWC has called on it to address a "failure of local leadership".

ILO seeks ruling on right to strike

The ILO's governing body has asked the International Court of Justice in The Hague for an urgent advisory opinion on whether a crucial labour convention on freedom of association extends to workers having a right to strike.

SDA members carved-out from RAFFWU-backed class action

Shine Lawyers says the exclusion of thousands of SDA members from its McDonald's class action will "inform future interplay" between union and non-union representative proceedings, while a full court ruling has set a "powerful precedent" for using collective action to protect workers' rights.

DEWR fails in High Court bid to recoup FEG funds

The High Court has this afternoon declined to hear DEWR's challenge to a ruling that limits funds available to pay employee entitlements when a company goes under.

Plan aims to to improve public service workforce diversity

The Australian Public Service Commission is seeking feedback within four weeks on a draft "culturally and linguistically diverse" employment strategy for the APS that identifies almost 60 proposed actions for HR workers, diversity and inclusion teams, managers and senior leadership.

Study uncovers potential undervalued feminised jobs

University research commissioned by the FWC has identified 29 "large, highly feminised" and probably undervalued occupations covered by 13 modern awards that it might spotlight in the current annual wage review, in response to the Secure Jobs' imperative to address unequal remuneration and gender undervaluation in minimum rates of pay.