The FWC has restored MUA Sydney branch secretary Paul Keating's entry permit four years after he failed the fit and proper person test, accepting that his arrest for taking part in a peaceful Gaza protest did not sully his clean industrial record in the intervening period.
A FWC full bench has upheld the reinstatement of a wharfie who tested positive for cocaine, rejecting employer arguments that the Commission's approach to appeals is "broadly wrong" and should involve reassessing a case rather than searching for errors in the original decision.
In what stands as the FWC's first substantive scrutiny of gig economy contracts under new laws, an Uber driver is seeking $50,000 compensation and multiple changes after claiming that app malfunctions unfairly shift the burden of lost revenue and that opaque processes for investigating misconduct allegations create a "power imbalance".
The NTEU has claimed a significant win for job security in the tertiary sector, persuading the FWC that the recruitment clause in a sandstone university's agreement favours ongoing casual and fixed-term employees over external candidates when permanent or longer fixed-term roles come up.
A new FWC member's "secret weapon" to resolve disputes could be to "threaten" parties with a Spotify playlist that includes metal bands like My Dying Bride and Cradle of Filth, ACTU president Michele O'Neil has told a welcome ceremony.
A new FWC deputy president lauded as "the smartest person at Maurice Blackburn" and outed as a muscle car devotee has told a welcome ceremony of his surprise at briefly becoming the country's foremost legal expert on memes while representing a worker sacked for sharing a parody video.
A former ATO director who claims sustained bullying and harassment forced her to move to the AEC has failed to establish it constitutes a dismissal, after she used the Public Service Act's voluntary transfer provisions.
A FWC full bench has made the first contested supported bargaining authorisation under Secure Jobs changes, roping in 10 disability support providers in Victoria to collectively negotiate a new agreement with their workforces.
