A federal government official has told the Senate inquiry into the Albanese Government's plan to boost paid parental leave by six weeks that the Women's Economic Equality Taskforce recommendations on the "use it or lose it" provisions will inform the second phase of reforms that take effect in July next year.
A judge irked by a multinational company's attempt to cast its underpaying subsidiary's award breaches as the court's "alternate interpretation" has imposed a near-maximum fine.
The TWU will oppose an application by Woolworths to overhaul the coverage of workers at the supermarket's online fulfilment centres, in a move that puts it at odds with fellow supply chain alliance member the SDA.
Private sector rates of pay increased to 3.6% annually in the December quarter, up from 3.4% in the previous three-month period, according to the ABS, but relatively low public sector rises have restricted the economy-wide movement to 3.3%.
The FWC has ordered a Serco supervisor and corrections officers to front a hearing of an unfair dismissal claim of a prison canine handler who accuses the company of sacking him to cover up the allegedly cruel treatment of a dog that had to have its tail amputated.
Qantas could "unabashedly" dismiss thousands of workers threatening lawful strikes if the High Court overturns a finding that it illegally outsourced ground crew jobs, the TWU claims.
An employer did not force the resignation of an experienced HR manager suffering a difficult pregnancy when it refused to grant her a year's parental leave, a court has found.
Ahead of a hearing into the mining and energy division's increasingly-clear path to split from the CFMMEU, the latter has consented to revised rule changes and RO Commissioner Mark Bielecki has confirmed he will no longer participate.
A casual Census collector sacked by the ABS for calling on her 7000 LinkedIn connections to revolt against COVID-19 lockdowns has failed to persuade a court that it "violently" discriminated against her.
A judge has criticised the FWO for seeking "excessive" penalties against two restaurant businesses and reduced the penalties from the $250,000 the FWO sought to just $32,000 after it emerged that their director is broke and had been contemplating suicide.
