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No payouts after Woolies abandons shutdown: FWC

The FWC has rejected a SDA bid to force Woolworths to preserve generous site-closure redundancy payments negotiated before the supermarket giant scrapped plans to shut a major distribution centre.


Union-employer conflict no basis for bias finding

The FWC has rejected the United Firefighters Union's claim that its history of disputes with a government employer's IR advisor meant he could not impartially investigate serious misconduct allegations against a member.


FWC permits employer to withdraw from multi-deal

An employer has withdrawn from a multi-employer supported bargaining authorisation covering a group of Victorian disability service providers after making significant changes to its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.



University workload model to go to ballot

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.


Crown accuses UWU of "misleading" workers

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.


"High-level summary" did not meet Coles' obligations: FWC

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.


FWC puts ETU claim to bed

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.


PhD students not employees: Full court

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.


Lawyers to defend HR manager's case; & more

Lawyers to oppose HR manager's reinstatement; "Apprehension of bias well-founded": Judge; Sham contracting case shelved; and Train drivers not "systematically overworked": Full court.


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