In a significant decision on apportioning blame for safety breaches, the FWC has ordered the reinstatement of a supervisor for confectioner Mars after finding a HR manager conducted a "too narrow" investigation of the aftermath of an incident involving a forklift piercing an 850kg carton of mints.
FWC has rejected a registered nurse's claim that an aged care home general manager bullied her by reducing her hours and allegedly banning her from picking up extra shifts when she complained of "burnout".
In a case sent straight to a full bench by President Adam Hatcher, the FWC has rejected an aged care employer's argument that an expired agreement should be axed because it is "unfair" to nurses who would better off under the award.
In another FWC case blighted by AI, a senior member has lamented the time wasted by tribunal staff and an employer as a result of a self-represented worker's citing of three supposedly pertinent decisions, two of them irrelevant and one that "simply did not exist".
In a judgment confirming workers can seek to recoup underpayments through the Consumer Law, the Federal Court has found Domino's responsible for short-changing workers by misleading no fewer than 300 franchise operators into applying old SDA-negotiated agreements instead of the award.
A sacked teacher has failed to revive his anti-bullying application despite claiming a female colleague s-xually harassed him when she called him "Mr Baldy".
In a significant judgment on what constitutes "automation", the Federal Court has ruled that stevedore DP World is not required to consult extensively over plans to have drivers control quayside cranes remotely, because it does not represent "a significant change to the mode of operation" under the terms of its agreement.
A senior FWC member has addressed a First Nations worker's concerns that Services Australia subjected her to an unfair performance management plan, overly monitored her, and failed to provide cultural safety, before leaving no option but to resign.
A FWC full bench has made it clear that correctly identifying an employer is not a "jurisdictional precondition" when pursuing a general protections dismissal dispute.
Long haul Qantas pilots are about to vote on whether to back protected action for the first time since the airline grounded its fleet and locked out workers in 2011, as they seek improvements to a rejected offer and the Flying Kangaroo prepares to roll out its crucial Project Sunrise non-stop flights.
