The High Court's interpretation of "matters pertaining" will curtail the benefits flowing from IR deregulation, and it is now up to Parliament to decide whether to remove the post-Electrolux restrictions on the content of agreements by amending the Government’s Electrolux legislation, according to a new Parliamentary Library report.
Queensland's Anti-Discrimination Tribunal has dismissed a claim by two Powerlink Queensland employees that a superannuation offer discriminated against them on the basis of their age.
A low-paid security guard who was engaged as an independent contractor has used the NSW IRC's s106 unfair contracts jurisdiction - often derided as a playground for high flyers - to win more than $90,000, plus costs, to compensate her for being denied award rates of pay.
WA's gender pay equity inquiry has recommended employers conduct pay equity audits and that the State Government establish a pay equity unit to help close the State's 22.6% gender pay gap.
Suncorp Metway's pleas for the Senate to amend the Howard Government's Electrolux bill have turned out to be unnecessary, after the AIRC today certified its non-union enterprise agreement.
An AIRC full bench said this week that it would certify the first agreement for National Rugby League clubs and players, once several clauses are redrafted to ensure they pertain to the employment relationship and the deal is put to a new ballot.
Optical services company OPSM Pty Ltd will have to defend an indirect discrimination claim from a former employee with a rheumatology condition and endometriosis, after a tribunal found she had an arguable case.
A male employee who had his bottom and genitals grabbed by one of his employer's male directors has won $10,000 in damages, after a tribunal accepted he had been sexually harassed.
Virgin Blue's fast-growing outsourced baggage and check-in provider at some ports, Aero-Care, has struck a new non-union agreement to provide additional classifications for supervisors.
Bonuses that are not legally enforceable don't count as income for the purpose of the remuneration cap for unfair dismissal claims, an AIRC full bench has ruled.
