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The High Court released a landmark decision on Friday following more than two years of litigation, which clarifies the reach of a new section of legislation introduced by the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), and upheld an employer’s original decision to suspend a union representative for alleged serious misconduct.
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A disability support organisation in New South Wales has been ordered to pay a former employee $44,000 in damages and issue a formal apology for discriminating against her on the basis of pregnancy.
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About 51 per cent of arbitrated unfair dismissal claims at Fair Work Australia are being resolved in the employee’s favour, according to academic research which shows the vast increase in claims made compared to previous workplace relations systems.
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In a cautionary statistic for employers, dismissal-related applications to the Fair Work Australia industrial tribunal rose by 15 per cent in the last financial year.
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