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Down with ‘medical apartheid’, says Fair Work commissioner opposed to jab mandate
Coronavirus 2021-09-27 10:26 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
An appellate panel of the Fair Work Commission has upheld an aged care worker's termination for refusing a flu vaccine, but a full-throttled dissent by one commissioner warns Australians against "a system of medical apartheid and segregation".
Childcare worker sacked for refusing flu shot not unfairly dismissed, FWC says
Employment 2021-04-21 7:22 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
The Fair Work Commission has found a childcare worker's dismissal from a Goodstart Early Learning centre for refusing to take a mandatory influenza vaccine was not harsh, unjust or unreasonable.
ABC hit with lawsuit for requiring make-up artist to wear a mask
ABC 2020-12-16 5:41 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
A make-up artist has launched a Fair Work case against the ABC alleging she lost her shifts after refusing to wear a mask in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Australia Post must pay damages after firing manager in face of union threats
Allens 2020-01-16 4:55 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
A court has found Australia Post breached the employment contract of a compensation manager dismissed after "likely" threats by the CEPU resulted in the cancellation of a project targeting thousands of injured postal workers.