A bus driver sacked after testing positive for cocaine has won his unfair dismissal case and $A71,000 compensation. Ken Ball worked for the bus company in Essex London for 21-years when he failed a saliva test following a shift in…
A delivery driver has been ordered to pay a retail worker $45,000 compensation for sexually harassing her. Former Toll driver Frayne Higgins constantly called the woman "juicy" and once even slapped her on the bottom. Incredibly, he later threatened to…
Two Aboriginal women are suing Queensland Rail for race discrimination after they were kicked off a train travelling to Cairns. The pair claim QR left them stranded in Mackay with little money and little knowledge of the area. To connect…
The Fair Work Commission has found Sydney Trains unfairly dismissed a worker over an accident that happened 12 months previously. The Commission found the employer had a valid reason for dismissal. However, it also found it had been "grossly unfair"…
A Sydney Trains worker has been sacked for posting a racist and sexist video on TikTok. The video shows himself repeatedly swearing at his Asian workmate, calling her a "sl*t" and a "wh*re". The worker used the hashtag "#AsianWomen" on…
Vulnerable bus drivers have had their special COVID-19 leave extended, after being told they need to return to work tomorrow. Leave for "at risk" drivers will be extended until 26 May as a result of the policy change by the…
