Fair Work Ombudsman Anna Booth has told a Senate Estimates hearing that the watchdog is yet to refer any criminal underpayments to the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, nearly two years after the wage theft offence's introduction.
Employment law barristers Rebecca Davern, Alexander Solomon-Bridge and Hilary Bonney are part of the latest 15-strong crop of SCs announced by the Victorian Bar Association.
A FWC presidential member has likened the Fair Work Act's unfair deactivation provisions to a 1993 movie that is a popular culture symbol of endless, pointless repetition, saying the excessively complex laws clash with the statutory mandate for the tribunal to perform its functions in a manner that is "quick, informal and avoids unnecessary technicalities".
A FWC full bench has upheld an order for an employee to pay the maximum amount of costs permitted under the Fair Work Regulations, after he unreasonably "persisted" with his unfair dismissal claim despite knowing he did not meet the qualifying period, due to his misguided reliance on artificial intelligence.
The FWC has found an agreement does not entitle workers to redundancy pay if they are unable to obtain or refuse to obtain a newly-required high level security clearance.
The NTEU says a neurodiversity clause in a medical research institute's proposed agreement represents a "cultural shift" in how workplaces provide support, committing to a proactive, low-burden approach that will not necessarily require employees to obtain an official diagnosis.
The AWU and CFMEU have made "significant progress" in their long-standing demarcation disputes with the assistance of a former FWC member, while the FWC has protocols in place to prevent Commissioner Jennifer Hunt and Vice President Ingrid Asbury from attending the tribunal's Brisbane office at the same time, tribunal officers told a Senate Estimates hearing yesterday.
Reservations about a neuroscientist's "candour" have not stopped a court from agreeing to hear his late application alleging Australia's leading brain research institute forced him to resign after he raised concerns about funding expenditure, while he at the same time defends claims that he "misused" confidential information.
In a first for the Fair Work Act's new road transport contractor regime, the FWC has ordered a courier company to enter into a new services contract with a parcel delivery driver after finding it "unwittingly" and unfairly terminated her previous one.
No evidence of "witch hunt"; Missing dismissal letter explained late application; 336 days an insurmountable barrier; No joy for sacked DUI worker on sub mission; and Poor mental health did not cover whole delay.
