An employer has withdrawn from a multi-employer supported bargaining authorisation covering a group of Victorian disability service providers after making significant changes to its business model.
The FWC has found an agreement does not entitle workers to redundancy pay if they are unable to obtain or refuse to obtain a newly-required high level security clearance.
The NTEU says a neurodiversity clause in a medical research institute's proposed agreement represents a "cultural shift" in how workplaces provide support, committing to a proactive, low-burden approach that will not necessarily require employees to obtain an official diagnosis.
The FWC has recommended a university put a proposed academic workload model to a ballot despite finding it had not been developed in line with its enterprise agreement, while also declining to require the employer to apply it from 2024 as intended.
In a rare case of an employer challenging a union's "no" vote campaign materials, the FWC has ruled that the UWU had been entitled to present a two-tier wage system as a threat to existing workers, but misrepresented agreed leave entitlements.
The FWC has declined to delay a vote on an SDA-endorsed deal at a Coles automated distribution centre, despite finding the supermarket giant breached good faith bargaining obligations by not providing the draft agreement to another union.
The FWC has found Sydney Trains does not have to fund devices used to treat employees' sleep apnoea, but has suggested a review of arrangements with the employer's external health assessors after workers diagnosed with the condition had to pay up to $4000 for the anti-snoring technology.
The working from home term in the clerical award will take effect next Monday, after a FWC full bench today confirmed its August ruling, with minor amendments to phrasing of the proposed new rights.
A full Federal Court has rejected a class action on behalf of University of Sydney doctoral students that argued recipients of Commonwealth-funded research scholarships are employees entitled to agreement-enshrined pay and conditions.
CBA employees earning less than $104,000 a year will receive a 13% rise over three years, including 5% in the first year, under an in-principle deal struck with the FSU.
