| Date |
# |
Title |
| 21/8/2008 |
#125 |
Council workers out of national IR system |
| 21/8/2008 |
#124 |
SA State Wage case 2008 — $24.50 per week rise |
| 20/8/2008 |
#123 |
Demotion not justified on OHS risk |
| 18/8/2008 |
#122 |
Dismissals — cases wrap |
| 15/8/2008 |
#121 |
Alcohol probe was flawed, so dismissal unfair |
| 14/8/2008 |
#120 |
Tristar ‘meaningful work’ case dismissed |
| 12/8/2008 |
#119 |
Qld Minimum Wage Case — 2008 |
| 12/8/2008 |
#118 |
Terminating Cochlear agreement ‘not in public interest’ |
| 11/8/2008 |
#117 |
Former drug addict proves he’s safe for risky job |
| 11/8/2008 |
#116 |
Disease in remission so reinstatement suitably safe |
| 8/8/2008 |
#115 |
Fosters hit with record OHS fine over worker’s death |
| 5/8/2008 |
#114 |
No compo for disorder caused by pay dispute |
| 4/8/2008 |
#113 |
Employee injured — barrier to abandonment of employment |
| 1/8/2008 |
#112 |
Racist bullying results in dismissal |
| 31/7/2008 |
#111 |
$250,000 steel mill damage sees $85 cut in pay |
| 30/7/2008 |
#110 |
Accumulation of evidence justified dismissal |
| 28/7/2008 |
#109 |
Injunction against dismissal fails |
| 24/7/2008 |
#108 |
$105k fine over teacher assault |
| 24/7/2008 |
#107 |
Resignation not constructive dismissal |
| 23/7/2008 |
#106 |
Not really in competition |
| 22/7/2008 |
#105 |
Can failed litigant in AIRC also make EEO claim? |
| 21/7/2008 |
#104 |
Lack of training costs employer $720k |
| 17/7/2008 |
#103 |
No job after maternity leave costs company $33,000 |
| 11/7/2008 |
#102 |
Bullying allegations, then unfairly dismissed |
| 10/7/2008 |
#101 |
Probationary period runs from first day |
| 8/7/2008 |
#100 |
2008 Minimum Wage — Fair Pay Commission decision |
| 7/7/2008 |
#099 |
AIRC clarifies union responsibilities — right of entry |
| 7/7/2008 |
#097 |
Suicide caused by 'unwarranted' sacking, Coroner finds |
| 4/7/2008 |
#098 |
Use of wrong name doesn’t make strike unlawful: AIRC |
| 4/7/2008 |
#096 |
$100k fine for Chinese worker injuries |
| 30/6/2008 |
#095 |
NSW minimum wage rises by 4% |
| 25/6/2008 |
#094 |
Voluntary redundancy acceptance nulls compo |
| 24/6/2008 |
#093 |
Use of confidential information restrained |
| 23/6/2008 |
#092 |
Company guilty of 457-visa workers’ injuries |
| 20/6/2008 |
#091 |
Restricted duties – no redundancy – discrimination |
| 18/6/2008 |
#090 |
Unfit for work and unfairly dismissed |
| 16/6/2008 |
#089 |
To enforce drugs policy, inform employees first |
| 13/6/2008 |
#088 |
Indian medical certificate unreasonably rejected |
| 12/6/2008 |
#087 |
Dismissal over assault not 'conspiracy' against worker |
| 11/6/2008 |
#086 |
WA minimum wage rises $29 a week |
| 11/6/2008 |
#085 |
'Banned' by Westfield, manager sacked for 'operational reasons' |
| 6/6/2008 |
#084 |
Casual approach to OHS not ‘misconduct’ |
| 5/6/2008 |
#083 |
Sacking caused worker's suicide, Court rules |
| 3/6/2008 |
#082 |
Injured worker wins reinstatement in different role |
| 2/6/2008 |
#081 |
Embezzlement-linked resignation not ‘reasonable action’ |
| 30/5/2008 |
#080 |
Brewery ‘feels like a Tooheys’ after $640,000 overpayment ruled valid |
| 28/5/2008 |
#079 |
‘Sex’ tape and pulled ponytail gets Coles manager sacked |
| 26/5/2008 |
#078 |
CFMEU fined $35,000 over illegal strikes |
| 23/5/2008 |
#077 |
Worker hit out of bounds over golf-leave dismissal |
| 23/5/2008 |
#076 |
Illness negated commitment to work |
| 21/5/2008 |
#075 |
AIRC rules drinking and assault justified dismissal |
| 20/5/2008 |
#074 |
Medical college contractually bound |
| 19/5/2008 |
#073 |
Worker reinstated over matter of ‘human dignity’ |
| 19/5/2008 |
#072 |
Ongoing limited capacity justified termination: AIRC |
| 15/5/2008 |
#071 |
Dismissal because ‘unfit for work’— discriminatory |
| 13/5/2008 |
#070 |
Heavy fine for racial discrimination |
| 12/5/2008 |
#069 |
‘Brutal’ Tas hotel loses appeal over $170,000 fine |
| 9/5/2008 |
#068 |
Presuming employee had psychiatric illness costs employer $5000 |
| 8/5/2008 |
#067 |
Dismissal for failure to disclose ‘fitness recovery’ — harsh |
| 7/5/2008 |
#066 |
Strike stay order stays — but what’s industrial action? |
| 7/5/2008 |
#065 |
‘Clumsy’ Coles workers tripped up on appeal |
| 6/5/2008 |
#064 |
Community radio station covered by federal IR law |
| 2/5/2008 |
#063 |
Inspectors can act on pre-WorkChoices breaches |
| 1/5/2008 |
#062 |
Apprentice dismissed — employer pays |
| 29/4/2008 |
#061 |
Position of power and sexual harassment |
| 28/4/2008 |
#060 |
Resignation by agreement not ‘forced’ |
| 24/4/2008 |
#059 |
‘Ceased operating’ claim rejected — unlawful dismissal |
| 23/4/2008 |
#058 |
‘No AWA, no job’ rule ends in $13,400 fines |
| 23/4/2008 |
#057 |
Bricklayer fined $18,000 over phoney apprenticeship |
| 23/4/2008 |
#056 |
Dismissal appeal — late submission not accepted |
| 21/4/2008 |
#055 |
Injury caused by throwing punch — linked to previous work injury |
| 18/4/2008 |
#054 |
Strike pay is ‘history' — Federal Court |
| 17/4/2008 |
#053 |
Safety induction failure — large fine |
| 16/4/2008 |
#052 |
‘Dismissed if you don’t resign’ — dismissal |
| 15/4/2008 |
#051 |
Consultation failure — fine |
| 14/4/2008 |
#050 |
CFMEU fined $28,500 over secondary boycott |
| 11/4/2008 |
#049 |
$70,000 Hobart hotel fine should ‘jolt’ employers: Ombudsman |
| 10/4/2008 |
#048 |
Dismissal unfair: re-employ, despite accidents |
| 8/4/2008 |
#047 |
Tas workers underpaid because AWAs not lodged — $5500 fine |
| 7/4/2008 |
#046 |
‘Done on legal advice’ — not a good idea |
| 7/4/2008 |
#045 |
Drink-drive, crash policeman reinstated |
| 3/4/2008 |
#044 |
Reinstatement because ‘suitable duties’ mismanaged |
| 3/4/2008 |
#043 |
Worker must put up $12,000 security in dismissal claim |
| 2/4/2008 |
#042 |
Dismissals — cases wrap |
| 1/4/2008 |
#041 |
Voicemail AWA threat costs Serco $7500 |
| 31/3/2008 |
#040 |
Dismissal — worker tampered with safety device |
| 31/3/2008 |
#039 |
Employer failed to consult psychologist |
| 28/3/2008 |
#038 |
Union entry must be based on reasonable OHS suspicions |
| 27/3/2008 |
#037 |
Dismissal defended with post-event finding of fact |
| 26/3/2008 |
#036 |
Chilli’s restaurant fined $39,000 over AWA breaches |
| 26/3/2008 |
#035 |
Bogus ‘contractors’ cost retailer $30,000 fine |
| 26/3/2008 |
#034 |
Medical certificate challenged – sick leave denied |
| 20/3/2008 |
#033 |
Defamation costs employee $1.6m |
| 18/3/2008 |
#032 |
‘Uncooperative’ phone co fined $27,000 |
| 18/3/2008 |
#031 |
‘Slavery charge’ restaurant fined $18,000 |
| 17/3/2008 |
#030 |
Discrimination exemptions — some okay, some not |
| 14/3/2008 |
#029 |
Work-experience students must be supervised: Court |
| 11/3/2008 |
#028 |
Dismissal unfair despite deliberate cover-up over forklift rollover |
| 10/3/2008 |
#027 |
Dismissed worker victim of assault, not perpetrator: AIRC |
| 7/3/2008 |
#026 |
Dismissals — cases wrap |
| 5/3/2008 |
#025 |
Joe’s Meat Market fined $93,600 for underpayments |
| 5/3/2008 |
#024 |
Organisations/Unions — cases wrap |
| 4/3/2008 |
#023 |
Boss’s trouser dropping was sexual harassment, Tribunal rules |
| 29/2/2008 |
#022 |
Sleeping on the job — misconduct |
| 26/2/2008 |
#021 |
Subsidiary companies sufficiently linked for harassment claim |
| 25/2/2008 |
#020 |
Unapproved sick leave was abandonment of employment |
| 20/2/2008 |
#019 |
Dismissals — cases wrap |
| 19/2/2008 |
#018 |
Forced resignation — effective dismissal |
| 12/2/2008 |
#017 |
Lunch break drink - dismissal upheld |
| 11/2/2008 |
#016 |
Email inappropriate but dismissal still sound: AIRC |
| 8/2/2008 |
#015 |
'Dishonesty' during sex probe made dismissal fair |
| 8/2/2008 |
#014 |
‘Trainee’ wages for beautician costs salon $28,000 |
| 7/2/2008 |
#013 |
News Ltd solely liable for 'extreme' bullying |
| 5/2/2008 |
#012 |
Dishonesty — sufficient ground for dismissal |
| 1/2/2008 |
#011 |
Bullying cop loses dismissal appeal |
| 30/1/2008 |
#010 |
Unfair dismissal and right to reinstatement |
| 25/1/2008 |
#009 |
Bad behaviour outside work but, in uniform, justified dismissal |
| 25/1/2008 |
#008 |
NSW IRC supports dismissal for ‘casual’ safety attitude |
| 24/1/2008 |
#007 |
Last chance letter relevant for separate breach: AIRC |
| 23/1/2008 |
#006 |
Unions: entry and bargaining cases |
| 22/1/2008 |
#005 |
Safety breach not wilful or deliberate — reinstatement ordered |
| 21/1/2008 |
#004 |
Qantas not to blame for worker’s drug abuse |
| 16/1/2008 |
#003 |
Sexual assault - 'work-related' |
| 14/1/2008 |
#002 |
SA Minimum Wage - in line with federal amount |
| 9/1/2008 |
#001 |
Results determine tax consequences for contractors |
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