Maurice Blackburn facing industrial action; Costs win for employer against unreasonable applicant; Awards' plain language overhaul continues; CPSU defends ABS staff against Government's census attack.
A builder that took adverse action against a subcontractor it refused to engage for not having a certified enterprise agreement with the CFMEU has been fined more than $25,000 by the Federal Circuit Court.
Employee sacked for failing to disclose Uber employment; Dismissal for breach of new zero tolerance drug policy warranted, says FWC; Commission reinstates employee after finding employer's policies lacked clarity; CFMEU organisers acted improperly when inspecting site on safety grounds.
The Full Court of the Federal Court has dismissed an appeal by the MUA over big penalties and compensation awarded to five workers named on "scab posters" during industrial action at Fremantle port in 2011.
Sacked worker fails in bid to have court online records 'anonymised'; Compensation awarded after "This isn't a job for a pregnant person" dismissal; Six years of unpaid leave costs employer $54,000.
The Turnbull Government will scrutinise Fair Work Commission President Iain Ross's role in the bitter dispute surrounding Victoria's Country Fire Authority, after receiving an official complaint from a former CFA board member.
Asciano must wait another three months before its new Port Botany terminal manager can start work after the NSW Supreme Court granted his former employer an additional restraint of trade period on top of three months' gardening leave.
Orders to reinstate a union delegate made redundant during a 2014 coal industry restructure will stand, despite a majority Federal Court decision setting aside findings that the employee was targeted.
A shoe store manager who committed a retail "mortal sin" when he took cash from a customer and failed to account for it until a week later was unfairly sacked because his employer made significant procedural errors that included luring him to a meeting under false pretences, the FWC has found.
A firefighter who failed to disclose adverse findings of professional misconduct has been given a temporary reprieve after the FWC found his probationary period should be extended until a dispute over his employer's move to sack him is determined.
