US laws spur exemption bid
Peter Gregory; 12/9/08
One of the world’s largest defence contractors has won an exemption from equal opportunity laws so it can hire, move and restrict information to its 180 Victorian employees based on where they were born. BAE Systems Australia, the local division of the former British Aerospace, sought the ruling in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal to allow it to comply with American security rules, which were tightened after the September 11 attacks. The Australian Defence Force, which gets technology, products and data from the US, is the local company’s main customer.
See: http://www.theage.com.au/national/us-laws-spur-exemption-bid-20080911-4esc.html
Tags: Australia, Human Rights, USA, Workers