Uber's "deactivation" practices have been put under the microscope again, with the FWC ordering it to reinstate a driver booted from the platform after the rideshare giant failed to properly put allegations to him that he kissed, hugged and flirted with drunk passengers.
A FWC full bench has overturned a ruling that due to an employee's lack of award coverage, her employer - which conceded that the SCHADS award applied - had no obligation to consult her before making her redundant.
The FWC has upbraided a small business owner for informing a supervisor through an email drafted with help from ChatGPT that it had decided to retrench her, finding that sacking a worker via such a "cursory" means fails "to adhere to basic standards of decency".
The FWC has ordered Uber to "reactivate" a driver removed from its platform following complaints accusing him of m-sturbating and making s-xual comments while conveying passengers.
In a "major win" for the MEAA and copyright-holders, the Albanese Government has ruled out a "text and data mining exception" that would have enabled developers to use the work of Australian creators to train AI without permission or compensation, while the American union peak body is calling for a "worker-centric" approach to the technology.
FWC President Adam Hatcher has asked parties to the SCHADS award gender undervaluation case to consider participating in an ASU-proposed conference to resolve outstanding issues, saying that if it proceeds, he will give any consensus deal arising from it "significant weight".
The CFMEU has won same-job, same-pay orders that it expects will lift the pay of labour hire doggers, riggers, and crane operators performing shutdown maintenance at a WA gold mine by up to 125%.
The Federal Court has ordered related entities ECA Training Pty Ltd and NECA Training Pty Ltd to pay $30,000 in fines for blocking two ETU officials from entering its Sydney premises to talk to apprentices.
The IEU has filed a "historic" single interest bargaining authorisation application to force Victoria's Catholic school bosses to negotiate a sector-wide deal, while the employer peak body is today awaiting feedback on an offer put directly to teachers and support staff.
Labour law expert Ron McCallum says ahead of this year's annual debate named in his honour that a "wellbeing index" for employers, and stronger measures to boost mental health, fairness and inclusion, could all help drive up productivity.
