The Federal Magistrates Court has fined call centre operator Quincolli Pty Ltd $81,000 and its director $26,500, and ordered the company to reimburse more than $190,000 to 33 underpaid employees, in a FWO prosecution involving allegations of political interference.
Workplace Relations Minister Bill Shorten has today committed to introducing new laws that will enable bullying victims to seek rapid redress through the Fair Work Commission.
Significant numbers of Australian workers are performing unpaid work - much of it likely to be in breach of the Fair Work Act - with young and migrant employees particularly vulnerable, the country's first major report on the subject has found.
New federal Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has given his department the go-ahead to canvass alternatives to the controversial offensive conduct clause in the exposure draft of the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill, with secretary Roger Wilkins presenting options to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Senate Committee inquiry.
A company did not breach the Fair Work Act's general protections provisions when it performance-managed and disciplined an employee after he made a written complaint about his managers, the Federal Court has ruled.
Tribunal says Optus reseller's poor HR communication triggered complaint; Statute of limitation not fatal to discrimination claim; No "chimney saddle roster" discrimination against dad; Exemption unnecessary for male-dominated automotive employer.
A Federal Court full bench majority has found that two Commonwealth-funded employers unlawfully discriminated against intellectually disabled employees by tying wage increases to an assessment tool that had been approved by the national IR tribunal.
