Industrial relations, disputes & unions | Page 34 (576 items)

An employer didn't take unlawful adverse action in dismissing a psychologically injured employee for failing to attend a medical appointment, a court has found. Meanwhile, employer groups, politicians and unions are divided on penalty rates and minimum wage increases, and more.

Nine in 10 executives plan to change the way their organisations are designed in the next two years, research has found. Meanwhile, the Federal Government has proposed amendments to several workplace laws, an economist has weighed up the impact of the penalty rates decision, and more.

An employer has won an appeal against paying $6k in long service leave to an employee who had no such entitlement under its workplace agreement.

Explaining upcoming penalty rate cuts to affected workers could prove a "nightmare" for employers, especially when the decision will affect different employees in different ways, an academic warns.

Transitional arrangements for the Fair Work Commission's penalty rates decision remain a key element of the changes to watch, according to an employment lawyer.

Applications to terminate enterprise agreements are on the rise, but just because an agreement is old doesn't mean an employer should scrap it, a workplace lawyer warns.

A commission has upheld an employer's decision to discontinue two employees' flexible work arrangements on the grounds of operational efficiency.

Demand for HR specialists who understand global and emerging workplace issues is heating up, according to new research. Meanwhile, the Federal Court has found a wage tool discriminated against employees to the tune of $100 million; an employee has won only nominal damages in a long-running bullying case; and more.

Long delays in the first modern awards review mean employers could be in a "perpetual state" of uncertainty, a lawyer says.