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Melbourne council workers chase multi-employer deal

The ASU has lodged a single interest multi-employer bargaining authorisation to force eight Melbourne metropolitan councils to negotiate for a deal covering 7000 local government workers, or up to 10,000 if petitions at a further three councils succeed.

Secrecy would foster worker-manager exchanges: Employer

The FWC has rebuffed an employer's bid to suppress the identities of employees cited in a manager's witness statement for an intractable bargaining case, after highlighting that they had not sought that their conversations or names be kept secret.

Marles staffer settles bullying dispute; & more

Marles staffer settles bullying dispute; $70K fine for Qube; Next ECEC "batch" approved; and Public servant protections not reliant on uniforms: Inquiry.

Right to request flex work overrides agreement terms

The FWC has upheld a worker's flexible work request after his employer ended an informal 13-year arrangement, in a decision reaffirming the precedence of the NES, even when it is inconsistent with the terms of an enterprise agreement.

7% above-award rates fail to offset lower penalty rates

A FWC presidential member has clarified the Commission's "global" approach to the BOOT and warned that agreements that pay only slightly above-award will attract greater scrutiny, in rejecting a West Australian coffee chain's proposed agreement.

Casuals headcount sinks offshore deal

In a significant use of the Fair Work Act's new casual definition, a FWC presidential member has refused to approve a multinational company's offshore deal after finding the vote "mathematically unsafe".

Compulsory award allowances not part of base wage: FWC

In a decision upending unions' understanding of what constitutes the base rate of pay under the pilots award and undoing an underpayments claim, the FWC has held that it does not include general wage-related allowances even where they form part of the minimum payment.

Divide even deeper after strike cool-off: Unions

In a novel move, unions are seeking to bring forward by 14 weeks the end of the strike-suspending s425 order won by NSW rail employers, arguing that it has failed to achieve its stated purpose of bridging the differences between parties, who they claim have moved further apart during FWC-supervised talks.

Outsourced CFMEU explainer not enough to secure deal

The CFMEU construction division's Queensland branch has suffered another setback in its continuing quest to penetrate major civil projects in the State, with the FWC's rejection of a deal brokered with an earthmoving company after finding the union's own industrial officer failed to properly explain it to workers.

Smooth landing for FAAA's Qantas SJSP bids

Cabin crew employed by Qantas in-house labour hire company Qantas Domestic are in line for base pay rises of up to $20,000 a year, while on-hire workers employed by Maurice Alexander Management and Altara and placed at the airline will win increases of up to 43%, under a settlement of the FAAA's crucial same-job, same-pay claim.

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