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.
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.
In what the ETU is calling a landmark judgment about trainees' rights, a full Federal Court majority has upheld penalties levied against two companies who stopped organisers entering their premises to speak to apprentices on the basis they were not at "work".
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.
It would be "reckless" for the Federal Government to establish a procurement framework that favours companies with union agreements before Victoria's royal commission into the construction sector is completed, according to the Business Council.
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.
A job that required four hours a day of travel did not amount to acceptable alternative employment for a redundant worker who had toiled almost entirely from home, the FWC has ruled.
In a significant decision about employers' redundancy obligations, the FWC has rejected MUA arguments that a marine service company could have "cobbled together" a new role out of various casual jobs to create a full-time position for a deckhand laid off after it lost a contract.
The FWC has held that a bus driver cannot use a request for flexible working arrangements to transfer to a separate but related employer in another state.
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.
