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WHS exemption overrides discrimination claim
Steggles has been cleared of unlawful discrimination after a tribunal ruled its directive to an abusive employee was necessary for WHS reasons.
No discrimination: autism not disclosed
An employee with autism who was dismissed for aggressive behaviour at work has lost his claim of discrimination and adverse action.
Sex-discrimination settlement upheld
Comcare is not entitled to recover compensation payments from a worker who received a $1.25m sex-discrimination settlement, despite its claim the worker was ‘double-dipping’, a court has ruled.
Sex discrimination – the dos and don'ts
Are you clear on what you can and can’t do when it comes to sex discrimination laws? And do you know the difference between discrimination and harassment?
Accountant wins $232K for age discrimination
An employee who was pressured to retire in his late 60s has, on appeal, become the first person to win an age discrimination case conducted under federal legislation.
Age discrimination: employer must pay up
A business must abide by anti-discrimination laws.
A banned job applicant pursues extensive discrimination claim
An unsuccessful job applicant who applied for twelve RMIT roles claimed was prohibited from applying for future positions filed an unlawful discrimination claim that nearly every protected attribute of the Equal Opportunity Act was breached.
How to respond to a discrimination claim
Australian laws are in place to protect workers against discrimination.
Perceived slights didn't amount to discrimination
A court has dismissed a worker's race and sex discrimination case, saying it highlighted ‘the perils of litigating hurt feelings’.