United Workers Union successfully defended members’ rights to cultural ceremonies and family responsibilities, forcing employers to accommodate these essential obligations and establishing important precedents for future cases.
United Workers Union secured important victories protecting members’ fundamental workplace rights. At Downer, we overturned management’s refusal to grant leave for a cultural ceremony following a death in the family. Our anti-discrimination case against Nestle won accommodation for a worker’s shared custody arrangements.
These precedent-setting cases established important protections for cultural obligations and caring responsibilities, demonstrating our commitment to ensuring employers respect workers’ full humanity both in and outside the workplace.