A HIV-positive man says he was discriminated against on the grounds of disability, because the South Australian Parole Board required him to tell prospective employers about his condition. The Employment Tribunal rejected his argument that the role of the Parole…
A Perth nightclub owner has been forced to apologise after demanding that female staff wear low cut tight fitting uniforms, or face the sack. David Heaton, owner of the Amplifer Capitol nightclub in Northbridge in Perth, said the threat was…
The owner of a well-known Darwin pub has been accused of being a racist after introducing policies to keep Aboriginal people out of the venue. Mitchell McNamee is also accused of owing thousands of dollars in unpaid wages to his…
A pancake restaurant has been accused of disability discrimination for not allowing a boy without arms to sit on a table to eat. Three year-old William Bancroft was born without arms, and uses his feet to pick up food and…
For three hours yesterday, Starbucks closed its 8,000 stores across the United States, in a dramatic attempt to move towards racial reconciliation. Up to 180,000 employees from the coffee chain’s headquarters and stores received special training in racial bias and…
A former Tasmanian hotel operator has been fined more than $211,000 for racially discriminating against two Malaysian workers of Chinese descent when he underpaid them more than $28,000. It’s the first time the Fair Work Ombudsman has taken legal action…
A young cafe worker has won a huge $20,000 compensation pay out after her boss sent her a vibrator for Valentine’s Day. The man, who was 80, then suggested the woman who was aged in her 20s, could come back…
