Labor has today amended its policy platform to support superannuation for under-18 workers, after its payday super provisions denied super on the earnings of half a million young part-timers, including 56,000 at McDonald's alone.
In a significant judgment on what constitutes "automation", the Federal Court has ruled that stevedore DP World is not required to consult extensively over plans to have drivers control quayside cranes remotely, because it does not represent "a significant change to the mode of operation" under the terms of its agreement.
The FWC would boost its capacity to deal with AI-driven workplace change by establishing an AI expert panel, under a provision in Labor's draft policy platform to be put to its triennial national conference that starts this morning in Adelaide.
A lawyer's "vague" advice and general inaction around lodging a worker's general protections application warranted extending time for a one-day-late claim, the FWC has found.
A senior FWC member has addressed a First Nations worker's concerns that Services Australia subjected her to an unfair performance management plan, overly monitored her, and failed to provide cultural safety, before leaving no option but to resign.
The NSW Minns Government has further bolstered the state's Industrial Relations Commission, appointing former director of public prosecutions Lloyd Babb SC as a deputy president and judicial member.
Victoria's public school teachers and education support staff will strike again tomorrow after AEU members rejected a second offer from the Allan Labor Government, which would have lifted their pay by at least 28% over four years.
A FWC full bench has made it clear that correctly identifying an employer is not a "jurisdictional precondition" when pursuing a general protections dismissal dispute.
Long haul Qantas pilots are about to vote on whether to back protected action for the first time since the airline grounded its fleet and locked out workers in 2011, as they seek improvements to a rejected offer and the Flying Kangaroo prepares to roll out its crucial Project Sunrise non-stop flights.
