Acciona has failed to persuade the FWC that a delay between a petition and a MSD decision undermines evidence of majority support, with a senior member warning it would create a "farcical scenario" if unions must constantly revisit members' views.
Greens Senator Steele-John says he's not on leave in the wake of investigation into his conduct; International just transition network established; and WHS review seeks further NDA curbs.
In a significant decision about employers' redundancy obligations, the FWC has rejected MUA arguments that a marine service company could have "cobbled together" a new role out of various casual jobs to create a full-time position for a deckhand laid off after it lost a contract.
The working from home term in the clerical award will take effect next Monday, after a FWC full bench today confirmed its August ruling, with minor amendments to phrasing of the proposed new rights.
The High Court has refused special leave for a whistleblower to challenge his sacking, effectively upholding lower court rulings that his role had been genuinely made redundant.
The FWC has ruled that while a BHP subsidiary "imposed unreasonable deadlines" for a worker with bipolar to respond to and provide medical reports, it was entitled to dismiss him for incapacity after he refused to attend a "tie-breaker" medical exam to resolve conflicting assessments of his fitness for work.
A retail worker will have a chance to argue that she got the sack for "speaking up against religious supremacy and genderism" after a FWC member accepted that a faulty internet connection delayed her application by two minutes.
A FWC expert panel has decided today to revive the contractual chain order that requires companies at the top of the supply chain to review petrol prices fortnightly and pay enough to cover owner-driver and transport businesses' increased fuel costs.
International IR tribunals to share AI challenges; PWSS knocked back Greens conduct probe, says Shoebridge; and Beefed-up MyFWC portal goes live on Monday.
A Fair Work Commission full bench has rejected a worker's unfair dismissal appeal, finding that "only artificial intelligence" could seriously suggest that he kicked down a locked door for any reason other than anger.
