Protected action has resumed at Wilmar Sugar's mills in Queensland after talks convened by FWC Commissioner Bernie Riordan last week failed to resolve differences between parties.
If the FWC grants the SDA a first-of-its-kind supported bargaining authorisation targeting SA's McDonald's franchisees, the union says it will seek to lift pay, boost job security and get rid of an "outrageous" rostering practice.
The FWC says it suspended certain ETU work bans on NSW's power transmission network because Transgrid "clearly established" the action threatened lives, safety, health or welfare, but the union is celebrating the rejection of the private operator's latest "substandard" offer.
The FWC has reinforced its power to delve into the agreement-making process, regardless of employers' declarations and whether a proposed deal is supported by all those involved.
The FWC has rejected a Subway franchisee's proposed deal after the employer failed to properly explain that it freezes Saturday, Sunday and public holiday rates.
After Woolworths again delayed backpaying short-changed distribution centre workers, the FWC has recommended the supermarket giant "do all that is necessary to ensure" it pays affected SDA members at the Brisbane distribution centre, by the end of this month.
The FWC will apply greater scrutiny to agreements made with the CFMEU's construction and general division, in the wake of allegations about the union's conduct.
In a case that weighs up employer rights when conducting investigations under commonly-used agreement provisions, a FWC full bench has rejected a worker's request for an investigation report that details his alleged misconduct, but has suggested the employer re-open its probe because it denied him natural justice.
