Stay unfair to on-hire workers: FWC

The FWC has refused to stay same-job, same-pay orders pending an appeal in June, because it would deny new workers increased pay, after poultry processing company Bartter switched labour-hire providers shortly after the tribunal made orders.


FWC upholds rejection of flexible work bid

The FWC has backed a mining company's denial of a worker's request for flexible work to enable her to care for her baby, in a decision finding fairness a "neutral consideration" where both parties have acted reasonably.


HR failing to handle rise in workplace racism: AHRC

Australian workplaces are failing to cope with the rise in racism since the Hamas October 7, 2023 attack on Israel and that nation's subsequent retaliation, with HR processes seen as "ineffective or biased", a new Human Rights Commission report has found.


Bench overturns $33K payment to "difficult" worker

A senior FWC member should not have discounted a doctor's evidence that a worker possessed the "sound mind" required to understand the consequences of his resignation, a full bench has found.



No benefit of doubt for unresponsive applicant: FWC

A FWC presidential member has made it clear that he has no patience for applicants who go "incommunicado" once a case begins, asserting that the Commission has the right to "control its own process" to avoid "pointless time wasting".


Dodgy licences justified Uber deactivation: FWC

The FWC has ruled that Uber did not unfairly deactivate a driver who provided fraudulent licences when registering multiple accounts, despite the platform's failure to provide adequate details of his alleged conduct.


"Inappropriate" HR manager exchange no reason for sacking

The FWC has awarded $10,000 compensation to a sacked worker after a HR manager failed to explain why she took stress leave following his "unannounced" visit to her office to respond to a warning letter.


98% reject Inpex deal; protected action next

Japanese oil and gas producer Inpex might be facing industrial strife at its Australian offshore and onshore facilities after it prematurely closed a ballot for its proposed agreement - which workers overwhelmingly voted down - ahead of a protected action vote that is underway.


Jackie 'O' stalker's reinstatement in doubt

The FWC has stopped short of reinstating a wharfie potentially not "in the right mind" when he resigned in 2024, after the tribunal became aware of his recent incarceration for stalking radio star Jackie 'O' Henderson.


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