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"Revelation" about sacking leads to $30K compensation

An employer must pay more than $30,000 compensation to a manager sacked over suspicions that he was taking it for a ride over sick leave, a fact only revealed under questioning by a FWC member.


Burlesque performer forced out of "dream job": FWC

An employer forced a burlesque performer to resign from her "dream job" as a result of its late payment of wages and the business's "persistent disorganisation", the FWC has found.


Funding changes not driven by demerger attempt: Full court

The continuing power struggle between the RTBU's Victorian branch and the leadership of its locomotive division has again played out in court, division secretary Paris Jolly failing on appeal to prove that the union took adverse action against him because of an unsuccessful demerger attempt.


Government fails to stop detention centre strikes

The UWU has defeated a federal government attempt to end strikes by Serco employees running immigration detention centres, after the FWC found it not unusual for detainees to climb on roofs, set off fire alarms or endure brief lockdowns, as occurred during the industrial action.


Comment invited on WFH surveys

Interested parties have until 4pm next Monday to comment on draft employer and employee surveys commissioned as a key component of the FWC's bid to develop an award clause removing impediments to working from home.



Commission's "misinterpretation" explains late claim

A FWC employee should have consulted a Commission member before providing incorrect advice that resulted in a worker filing his general protections claim a month late, the tribunal has found.


"Keeping in touch" essential during parental leave: FWC

An employer failed to "adhere to basic standards of decency" when it made an employee on parental leave redundant in an email, without consultation, in "a case that exemplifies the benefits" of having some form of "keeping in touch" system during parental leave, the FWC has found.


Suspension to get union back on track: Bench

A FWC full bench says it suspended industrial action afflicting Sydney's rail network partly to give the RTBU's leadership a chance to "re-establish a greater degree of control" amid suggestions some workers have been going rogue in pushing for a more radical approach.


Worker let himself off leash: FWC

A worker resigned of his own volition because he blamed the death of his dog on his employer, after alleged underpayments that he claimed prevented him from being able to afford the surgery needed to save its life, the FWC has found.


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