The largest KFC franchisee in Australia has been ordered to pay damages to a former breastfeeding manager after a tribunal found she had to express milk under a tent in a doorless storeroom.
Bakers Delight has filed a challenge to a finding that it was subject to a statutory reverse onus aimed at employers, in a Fair Work Ombudsman underpayments case against a franchisee.
Australia’s peak legal body has come out in support of the Albanese government’s gender equality targets bill, but called for guidance on what is a “reasonable excuse” for non-compliance.
Unions involved in Sydney’s rail worker pay dispute have agreed to pause all industrial action and revive negotiations with the NSW government on a new enterprise agreement.
Social media ‘link in bio’ company Linktree has been sued by a former executive who says she was discriminated against because of her pregnancies.
A patent examiner who questioned IP Australia’s examination processes has lost his appeal of a Fair Work Commission decision that found he was not forced to resign from his job.
A long-time Nine Network reporter has settled her sex discrimination claims against her former employer.
The Fair Work Commission has described as a “disgrace” a decision by union lawyers to cease acting for an illiterate council worker who was unfairly dismissed from his job.
A former ANZ trader who was allegedly axed after complaining about manipulation of the bank bill swap rate has largely lost his application to amend his case.
A judge has struck out engineering firm Destec’s claim that an ex-director used confidential information in developing an ore transport system for MinRes, but has given it a chance to replead.