A meat union delegate who has had hundreds of thousands of dollars in employer penalties paid into his union's coffers has added almost $90,000 more to his tally, this time from Woolworths.
The nursing union is prosecuting an aged care provider it accuses of over-counting the "care minutes" that are a key part of the Albanese Government's reforms to lift standards in the sector.
Hundreds of Sydney Trains signallers and controllers are in line for average payouts of about $40,000 under an $18.1 million class action settlement resolving allegations it failed to recognise handovers and actual hours worked, or to provide proper breaks.
In a significant judgment on what constitutes "automation", the Federal Court has ruled that stevedore DP World is not required to consult extensively over plans to have drivers control quayside cranes remotely, because it does not represent "a significant change to the mode of operation" under the terms of its agreement.
The FSU says it is embedding "trailblazing" AI clauses in agreements, as the FWC approves an Aware Super deal promising only a human will make key employment-related decisions, and another industry fund is seeking a variation that spells out its consultation obligations ahead of adopting the technology.
Qantas breached the job security clause in its licensed engineers agreement when it unilaterally removed aircraft towing duties comprising at least 25% of their current workload, the FWC has found.
The House of Representatives has passed legislation to reduce the FWC's workload and introduce procurement arrangements enabling the Albanese Government to prefer suppliers with enterprise agreements, while the Greens have backed a motion to give the Senate just an hour to debate it before a final vote on Monday.
A FWC full bench has taken the extraordinary step of quashing a five-year-old decision that left thousands of BP employees uncovered by an enterprise agreement while the company remained unaware it had been terminated.
The FWC has urged the operator of Melbourne's rail network to review its approach to s-xual harassment claims after a "troubling" finding that representatives from its HR department could not pinpoint who had carriage of a complaint and struggled to identify relevant policies and procedures.
Speakers at an IR conference have emphasised the importance of early, transparent consultations when introducing automation and AI-related change, but a lawyer says locking into a formal process too soon is risky.
