Now is the time to consider the effects of introducing humanoid robots into the workforce, taking heed of the gaps the AI transition has exposed and minimising the detrimental impact on workers, an academic says.
Bechtel has withdrawn its bid to exclude the Offshore Alliance and key officials from bargaining for a Pluto Train 2 Project agreement after workers voted up the employer's 30% wage offer over two years, with a one-off $10,000 bonus.
As the hearing for the working from home test case hearing kicks off in Sydney today, the ASU has released a "landmark" poll showing that 87% of workers support a formal entitlement, which provides a "clear mandate" for an award right, union secretary Emeline Gaske says.
With many self-represented workers turning to artificial intelligence to prepare material to file in the FWC, a senior member has articulated concerns after navigating an apparently AI-generated claim containing "evolving" reasoning and a non-existent authority.
The FWC has awarded $15,000 compensation to a couple sacked within hours of each other for allegedly bullying the same manager by invoking a "summoning ritual" involving a pentagram and rubber ducks, and "mocking" her in a workplace chat group.
The Federal Government ended the term of former DEWR secretary Natalie James, making her eligible for a payout of 12 months of her $932,000-plus annual salary, less super contributions, a PM&C official told a Senate Estimates hearing in Canberra today.
Shadow IR Minister Tim Wilson is predicting the "full inflationary consequences" of Labor's IR policies to be realised this year in the form of a wage-price spiral, at the same time AI is presenting a major opportunity to boost productivity.
The FWC has upheld a mining company's sacking of a worker for seeking advice from a colleague over a widely-heard two-way radio network about how to persuade a partner "to agree to an-l s-x".
The FWC has accepted that an eight-months-old petition from Ampol workers and the account of a union delegate as proof a majority wants to bargain, rejecting the employer's objections that the document had passed its use-by date.
"Extreme heat" story back online; Date set for FWO's SRG prosecution; Labour productivity down in 2024-25; Real wages to go backwards until mid-2027; ACTU to press for higher pay rises to tackle housing costs; and Senate votes down anti-price-gouging Bill.
