The ACTU is broadly supportive of the Albanese Government's draft legislation to limit the use of non-compete clauses in employment contracts, but is seeking stronger protections, while revealing it expects the Government will table a second proposed raft of changes.
One Nation pushing for Big Build probe; Top umpires, AI to feature at labour law conference; Mahendra, Tran take silk; and Sydney hosting International IR conference next year.
A former ANZ executive found to be "persona non grata" in the industry has been cleared to recover millions in bonuses withheld after his sacking for sending lewd messages, but has otherwise failed in his six-year-long case to win whistleblower protections or sustain arguments that the bank took unlawful adverse action..
A court has rejected a probationary employee's claim that a public sector employer sacked her because she has a disability, took sick and carer's leave and lodged an anti-bullying claim, accepting that the employer simply decided she did not have the skills and aptitude to perform her job.
Deregulate the establishment and administration of registered unions and "let the red unions rip through the industrial relations system" to restore Australia's productivity and wealth, Red Unions Support Hub managing director Jack McGuire told the recent HR Nicholls Society national conference.
The FWC has rejected a maintenance manager's "no harm, no foul" defence to his sacking over a failed kickback scheme, finding he engaged in serious misconduct when he deliberately and dishonestly attempted to defraud his employer.
A employee paid $362,500 to settle a common law claim after her s-xual assault and r-pe at work has won the all-clear to continue a related s-xual harassment and discrimination claim under equal opportunity legislation.
Victoria's Parliament has passed legislation to establish a special prosecutor to assist the Kourakis Royal Commission into misconduct in the construction industry and expand IBAC's powers, but a Bill targeting unregistered unions has stalled in the upper house with no sitting days remaining before the election.
RBA monetary policy board member and former FWC president Iain Ross is leading South Australia's royal commission into artificial intelligence, which will consider matters including the effect of the technology on the labour market and work practices.
Labor will release legislation for a wide-ranging labour hire licensing scheme within 100 days of its return at the March election, Minns Government IR Minister Sophie Cotsis promised today.
