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FWC bench lights fire under UFU bargaining case
A FWC bench has refused a UFU request to further adjourn its intractable bargaining case with the FRV in an effort to keep the matter "on track" and has scheduled a three-week hearing, 18 months after it became the first vehicle to test the Commission's new deadlock-breaking powers under the Secure Jobs legislation.
No costs despite "imprudent" rejection of settlement offers
An unlisted mining exploration company has failed to claw back legal costs that included a 14-day trial defending claims brought by its former "whistleblower" chief executive, after the Federal Court found his rejection of two settlement offers justified when he stood to receive "substantial" penalties for workplace breaches.
Backpay for nurse who used "out of scope" revival method
Queensland Health has been ordered to backpay a nurse for an unpaid suspension imposed while investigating a complaint that he "grabbed" a patient's t-sticles in an attempt to revive them after they fainted while showering, a tribunal finding it failed to inform him that it took into account previous allegations of inappropriate behaviour.
Bench raises heat on employers over flex requests
Employers who refuse a flexible work request have to do their own homework on the ramifications and spell it out clearly in writing, a FWC full bench has held in ordering a school to accommodate a teacher's wish to temporarily work part-time in an executive role while she manages her return from parental leave.
Chief justice blanches at 131 "fee earners" on case
The Federal Court's top judge has approved a $180 million "stolen wages" settlement for Indigenous workers in the NT, but not before expressing dismay at the "excessive level of human resources" used by Shine Lawyers in pursuing the matter and sounding a warning about the rising incidence of litigation funders in class action cases.
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