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Unpaid agent given all-clear in harassment case

A tribunal has accepted a barrister's assurances that an industrial advocacy firm is in no danger of breaching laws prohibiting payment for helping him to represent a real estate agent who is accusing her former employer and four ex-colleagues of s-xual harassment.

Remote manager should rethink message-only communication: FWC

Misinterpretation of "curt or abrupt" messages between a remote manager and worker and "unhelpful" accusations of "frivolous and vexatious" complaints did not amount to bullying, but the manager might have needed support to better supervise his remote team, the FWC has found.

Collaborate on fixes for "sector-wide" s-xual harassment: Report

Retailers need to establish a joint committee with the SDA to address "routine and unavoidable" s-xual harassment in the sector, according to a new report.

Tribunal rejects lawyer's pregnancy discrimination appeal

An employer did not discriminate against a lawyer when it twice declined to roll over short, fixed-term contracts that would have entitled her to paid maternity leave, an appeal panel has found.

Opposition probes FWC on alleged internal bully/harass case

Shadow workplace relations minister Michaelia Cash has quizzed FWC general manager Murray Furlong on a "potentially serious" bullying or harassment allegation involving a tribunal member, and has questioned the ability of a former gang member to retain his entry permit while facing criminal charges.

FWC orders 3.75% rise in award rates, NMW

The FWC's expert panel has this morning approved a 3.75% increase in all award rates and the national minimum wage, but has rebuffed the ACTU's bid for an immediate additional 4% for workers in highly-feminised industries, instead committing to a timetable to address the issue over the next 12 months.

Documents cast doubt on Qantas outsourcing "narrative": Judge

Qantas decided to outsource about 1700 ground crew during the pandemic "come hell or high water", according to the Federal Court judge hearing the union compensation claim for the former employees.

ACTU seeking reproductive health rights in Fair Work Act

The ACTU is calling for flexible work arrangement requests to extend to reproductive health issues, ahead of consideration of the issue at next week's triennial Congress in Adelaide.

Worker misled FWC about job offer

A FWC member has permitted an anti-bullying hearing to go ahead despite her concerns that the worker and her representative misled the tribunal when they denied that the worker had accepted a job offer.

WFH direction for harassment accused breaches deal: FWC

The FWC has acknowledged there is a "high bar" to overturning management decisions but ultimately found that Ambulance Victoria breached its agreement when it directed a paramedic to perform alternative duties from home while it investigated a colleague's s-xual harassment claims against him.

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