Six months' PPL, minimum wage rise from tomorrow

Paid parental leave will increase by 10 days to six months from tomorrow, when increases to the minimum wage and award rates, and payday super changes, also take effect.


Demobilising offshore workers no lockout: FWC

The FWC has refused an AWU bid for orders to stop an offshore services provider's allegedly unlawful lockout in response to protected action, finding the company had no choice but to act on the instructions of its client.


ETU win stymies employer multi-deal push

The FWC has confirmed an electrical contractor's pursuit of a multi-employer deal does not displace its obligation to negotiate a single enterprise agreement sought by the ETU, granting the union a PABO after finding the company breached good faith obligations.


Incentive scheme challenge not a small claim: Court

The Federal Circuit and Family Court has rejected a bid by the former chief operations officer of a technology start-up incubator to use its small claims jurisdiction to boost his employee incentive scheme payment by $85,500.


Bill to curb FWC workload passes Senate

The Senate has this evening passed legislation to ease the FWC's surging workload, after the Albanese Government accepted a Greens amendment to close what they say is a loophole in intractable bargaining provisions.



"Anodyne" case not worthy of suppression order: Judge

A Federal Court judge has awarded costs against retailer H&M after expressing bemusement at its reasons for seeking to suppress seemingly "anodyne" details of an adverse action case brought by its former Australia/NZ HR leader.


"Focus" requirement thwarts WFH bid

In a significant ruling on applications to work from home, the FWC has agreed with a multinational company's claim that its payroll officer could not devote sufficient attention to "complex" tasks while caring for two children under five.


Private sector deals delivering more than 4%

Bargained private sector annual pay rises increased to 4.1% a year in the March quarter, according to new DEWR data, outpacing headline inflation and the wage price index.


Interstate FIFO role not acceptable alternative: FWC

The FWC has refused a labour-supplier's bid to reduce a Tasmanian fitter's redundancy pay to zero, finding that the FIFO role the company offered him in South Australia would involve greater costs and significantly more travel.


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