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February hearing for WFH test case

The FWC will hear the landmark working from home case in Sydney in February.

WFH test case hearing as early as December

The FWC might hear the landmark working from home case in early December, after FWC President Adam Hatcher today acceded to an AIG request for a short delay to provide time for submissions on jurisdictional issues unions have raised, related to the National Employment Standards and the recently-passed penalty rates protection legislation.

Hearing of "extensive" junior rates evidence set to begin

Ahead of a 17-day full bench hearing of the shop union's junior rates case from October 20, the FWC has published summaries of the "substantial" evidence, which show that the AiG is arguing that lower rates create an incentive to employ young people, and RAFFWU characterising junior wages as a form of "child labour exploitation".

FWC rejects ASU's retreaded SCHADS proposal

The FWC has resoundingly rejected the ASU's proposal to hear its SCHADS award work value case alongside the Commission's gender undervaluation review.

35% undervaluation rise under consent proposal

Dental therapists and assistants covered by an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers award would have FWC-proposed pay increases of up to 35% phased in over three years from January 1, under a consent position reached between employers and unions in a major gender-based undervaluation case.

Paucity of disconnect test cases "remarkable": Silk

With the FWC seeking feedback by early next month on whether to hold off on reviewing its insertion of right to disconnect terms into awards, a leading employment and IR barrister and former critic of the legislation says the lack of test cases is "remarkable".

Adero to lodge Super Retail class action next week

As Adero Law prepares to file a class action accusing Super Retail Group of underpaying up to 3000 store managers via an "entirely foreign" annualised salaries system, the company has sacked its chief executive over his affair with its former head of HR, while defending proceedings launched by two whistleblowers.

ASU calls for FWC to abandon SCHADS stance

The ASU is urging the FWC to scrap proposed changes to the SCHADS Award that it says could result in 73% of covered workers losing pay, and begin a new review with a broader remit.

Don't curtail variation case yet: Retailers

After the FWC sought feedback about how it should proceed with retail award variation applications following the passage of Albanese Government legislation that circumvented a key element of one of the cases, the tribunal has acceded to a bid by retailers to also consider submissions on the effect of the recent Federal Court ruling on underpayments by Coles and Woolworths.

Part-time review seeks clarification of scope

A FWC full bench is seeking submissions on any additional issues its review of award part-time provisions should consider, and will then consult on proposed research, while the tribunal has also begun a review of redundancy provisions in selected awards.

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