A HR/IR manager who resigned briefly before taking up a casual position with the same employer has fallen short of the minimum period for pursuing an unfair dismissal case, despite assurances her continuity of employment would be preserved.
Unions have today sought authorisation to strike at BHP's iron ore export operations at Port Hedland, after claiming to have been "stonewalled" during bargaining for new deals.
An employee pressing to solely work from home did not abandon or repudiate her employment by moving interstate against the employer's express wishes, the FWC has found.
The FWC has rejected the dismissal claim of a "combative" risk manager who accused a Rio Tinto-linked First Nations trust of forcing her to resign by subjecting her to psychological hazards, pressuring staff to work on "invasion day", and flouting her right to disconnect.
The FWC should only dismiss an anti-bullying application at a preliminary stage if the absence of a future risk is clear, a FWC full bench has found in upholding the appeal of a worker on extended sick leave.
The FWC has extended time for a worker to contest her dismissal, finding it warranted due to her mistaken attempt to dispute it in another tribunal, combined with the strong merits of her claim.
The Australian Industry Group says the fuel cost recovery regime prompted by the Middle East conflict is "not working swimmingly", while withdrawing its only witness statement after the FWC refused to grant sweeping confidentiality orders.
A tribunal member has declined to recuse himself from a harassment case, rejecting claims that what he "may know" about what was possibly agreed in a conciliation conference could affect his impartiality.
The FWC has declined to issue anti-bullying orders against a body corporate secretary despite observing her communication style was "seen as combative and demeaning" and that she displayed "the characteristics of a narcissist".
Union renewal expert Michael Crosby will start today as the CFMEU construction and general division's new administrator, FWC general manager Murray Furlong announced this morning.
