Two drivers banned by Uber from picking up passengers at Melbourne Airport but otherwise able to continue their work on the platform have not been sidelined from their jobs, so they can't pursue remedies under the Fair Work Act's deactivation provisions, a FWC full bench ruled today.
The Albanese Government should revisit the Fair Work Act's prohibition on multi-employer bargaining in the construction industry, because it is a major hurdle to tackling corruption and misconduct in the sector, the CFMEU's administrator said today, advocating for industry-wide rather than solely union-focused reform.
The NSW IRC has not encountered its federal counterpart's AI-driven surge in cases, but is expecting to face its own challenges as it deals with a rise in individual matters that are likely to involve a substantial number of self-represented parties, according to tribunal president Ingmar Taylor.
Uneven access to working from home is creating a "two-tiered system", with low-waged workers less likely to work remotely, the ASU told the Senate inquiry into the Greens WFH bill, while the Productivity Commissioner says the cost of remote work for employers can be "difficult to quantify".
The Albanese Government should "stringently" regulate to discourage the use of non-compete clauses for all workers rather than banning them outright for low- and middle-income earners, according to ANU Law School senior lecturer Cameron Roles.
Victoria's Kourakis Royal Commission into the construction sector today launched its first "block" of public hearings, which will examine the events surrounding a work stoppage on the Gap Road project in Sunbury in 2022, while it considers options for reform.
A discrimination case involving the Queensland Office of IR underlines the challenges employers face when managing employees diagnosed with severe psychiatric disorders, amid questions over whether they can safely return to work.
Enterprise bargaining under the current framework cannot bridge a widening gap between AI's adoption in the workplace and a lack of government regulation, warns a leader of a union covering one of the most affected industries.
Preserving as many David Jones jobs as possible will be "top of the list" for the SDA when it meets with the troubled retail giant's voluntary administrators next week.
