Qantas to pay $250,000 after discriminating against cleaner

Qantas to pay $250,000 after discriminating against cleaner

Qantas has been ordered to pay a heavy fine after it unlawfully stood down a cleaner who expressed concerns about cleaning aircraft from China at the onset of COVID-19.

  • byAmelia McGuire

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Unions want right to approach non-members at work in bid to bolster numbers

Unions want right to approach non-members at work in bid to bolster numbers

Union delegates would have the right to approach colleagues to recruit them rather than just represent their interests if an ACTU submission to the Fair Work Commission is adopted.

  • byAngus Thompson
Rail strike action heats up as union launches Commonwealth Games barb

Rail strike action heats up as union launches Commonwealth Games barb

Victoria’s public transport union has warned the government it is alienating regional communities after cancelling the Games and letting a V/Line pay dispute drag on.

  • byKieran Rooney
This vice chancellor’s farewell party cost $127,000. Staff not invited want answers
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This vice chancellor’s farewell party cost $127,000. Staff not invited want answers

The black-tie event at the NGV,featuring a performance by Kate Ceberano,has raised questions from staff,many of whom had their wages stolen.

  • bySherryn Groch
SafeWork NSW referred to ICAC over monitoring of killer stone after ‘shock’ report

SafeWork NSW referred to ICAC over monitoring of killer stone after ‘shock’ report

A scathing report into SafeWork NSW has found despite international knowledge about the “heightened health risk” of deadly engineered stone products since at least 2010,the NSW workplace regulator did not begin proper compliance until 2018.

  • byMichael McGowan
Qantas FIFO subsidiary pilots to resume strike over pay row

Qantas FIFO subsidiary pilots to resume strike over pay row

More than 200 Network Aviation and QantasLink pilots in Western Australia say they will walk off the job for three days on Wednesday over a long-running pay dispute.

  • byAaron Bunch
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Antoinette Lattouf files second legal case against ABC over dismissal
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Antoinette Lattouf files second legal case against ABC over dismissal

Sacked radio host Antoinette Lattouf has filed more proceedings against the ABC,this time in the Federal Court,and alleges the broadcaster breached its own workplace agreement.

  • byCalum Jaspan
What do young workers want? A pay rise,or a house
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What do young workers want? A pay rise,or a house

Employers are obsessed with knowing what younger generations want. More often than not,it’s a pay rise.

  • byJim Bright
PM says working-from-home can be ‘win-win’ but not everyone is on board

PM says working-from-home can be ‘win-win’ but not everyone is on board

The Fair Work investigation into working-from-home rights is set to inflame the tug-of-war between bosses and employees over how offices run.

  • byAngus Thompson andRachel Clun
Government should tread carefully on enshrining work from home rights

Government should tread carefully on enshrining work from home rights

Any legislating of the right to work from home should be applied fairly.

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Work-from-home battle begins – and the decision could affect millions
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Tony Burke

Work-from-home battle begins – and the decision could affect millions

The Fair Work Commission is investigating whether it needs to change the basic rights for award workers just a week after the right to disconnect was made law.

  • byAngus Thompson andRachel Clun