The Property Council is preparing to file a High Court challenge if the Victorian WFH Bill passes, after it received advice that the legislation is unconstitutional.
The FWC is "at a crossroads" and simply cannot maintain a "business as usual" model as the AI-driven surge in cases has driven median handling time up by about 40% at the same as it faces a $15 million "gap" in its funding in three years, according to its president.
A self-represented "drive in/drive out" adult entertainer has become the first to successfully test the FWC's new unfair contract powers, knocking out a term requiring her to forfeit all wages and commissions when she left an 1830-kilometre pub circuit due to safety concerns.
The FWC has declined to reinstate a wharfie jailed for stalking radio star Jackie 'O' Henderson, instead awarding him $50,000 compensation after noting that his criminal record posed a significant hurdle to regaining the government security card necessary to work on the docks.
As the High Court prepares to hand down its decision on eligibility for portable long service leave in the coal mining sector, the Federal Court has ordered WorkPac to pay costs after finding the government's Coal LSL Corporation enjoyed "real practical success" on key issues in a dispute over how the scheme's levies are calculated.
The FWC has taken aim at an employer's "lacking" response to workload concerns, in a decision ordering it to reinstate an aged care coordinator it "bombarded with criticism" and accused of putting clients at risk.
One Nation would permit individuals to withdraw a quarter of their 12% in super contributions for three years at a time if they have a mortgage or are renters, party leader Pauline Hanson said today, underlining in a line stolen from the Coalition that it is "their money".
In a significant decision on the Fair Work Act's geographical reach, FWC president Adam Hatcher has questioned whether workers need to be both employed by an Australian company and perform work in the country before enjoying the legislation's protections.
The Albanese Government's draft legislation to outlaw post-employment restraints will amend the Competition and Consumer Act's cartel framework and introduce civil and criminal penalties for breaches, alongside changes to the Fair Work Act to outlaw non-compete clauses.
