In decisions confirming a need to err on the side of disclosure when seeking right-of-entry permits, the FWC has clarified that spent convictions or dismissed offences must be revealed and those quashed on appeal are treated as if they never occurred.
If BHP workers striking in Port Hedland next week can secure a union agreement, it would challenge the IR model that has endured in the Pilbara for more than 30 years, an IR researcher says.
After refusing to strike out the case last year, the Federal Court has ruled today that State workplace protections do not extend to independent contractors, and dismissed a freelance pianist's adverse action claim that Melbourne Symphony Orchestra discriminated against him by cancelling a performance after he accused Israel of committing war crimes.
Uber and Uber Eats gig workers who appear to have used generative AI to challenge their deactivations have failed to win extra time to pursue unfair dismissal applications they lodged five to seven years late.
Queensland's Crisafulli Government has quietly removed worker representatives and expert members from the State's work health and safety board and appointed replacements that include Red Union Support Hub director Jack McGuire, as the unregistered organisation faces sham contracting allegations.
A FWC expert panel is seeking feedback before it entrenches a "world-first" pay and conditions floor for food and grocery delivery gig workers, ensuring they earn at least $31.30 an hour for "engaged time" while flagging potential adjustments once it determines related claims.
The FWC has made a distinction between when a worker "lodged" and "filed" an unfair dismissal application, accepting it complied with the 21-day time limit, even though she she only submitted a complete file 41 days late.
Queensland's peak union body has accused the Crisafulli Government of "blind ideology" over a proposed building and construction code it claims impinges on Federal laws and regulates workplace relations through procurement, calling on Canberra to intervene.
A FWC full bench has affirmed that small businesses have the same obligations as large employers when consulting over redundancies, throwing out a tile importer's appeal against orders to pay more than $30,000 to a former sales representative.
