A director's argument that he is well qualified to represent his company in an underpayments case has fallen flat, a court citing a "lack of objectivity" as being among the reasons to reject the proposition.
A worker who lodged a general protections claim after the FWC discontinued their unfair dismissal application has not offended the Fair Work Act's anti-double dipping provisions after the onset of a severe mental health condition left them unable to pursue their initial challenge, the tribunal has held.
The TWU is asking the FWC to hear in tandem its separate bids for intractable bargaining declaration bids at two Cleanaway Waste Management sites, but the company has no truck with that view, saying the context at each location is "very different".
The FWC has rejected an employer's argument that commissions should not be included in calculating compensation for an account manager found to have been unfairly sacked after refusing to get a COVID-19 jab.
A FWC deputy president has taken aim at a full bench's quashing of one of his decisions, saying it appears members are "expected to essentially run around in a series of ever decreasing circles" when parties change their representation status.
The Federal Court has refused to restrain the United Workers Union from dismissing two organisers who claim it subjected them to unlawful adverse action, finding the union's evidence "all-but-overwhelming".
The Senate has today passed a substantial part of the Albanese Government's Closing Loopholes Bill after agreeing to a deal with key crossbench senators Jacqui Lambie and David Pocock.
An employer seeking to be covered by an existing agreement could potentially "operate in a better way" if a clause granting five days leave in return for working on three public holidays is removed, but the FWC has found the change would deny employees the chance to use the entitlement as a bargaining chip.
A senior FWC member should have considered a worker's "genuine belief" that he lodged his general protections claim on time, even though he had in fact filed a blank unfair dismissal form, a full bench has held in tackling a novel question about when an application is made.
The MUA says that progress has been made during the first two days of a scheduled six straight days of talks with container terminal operator DP World, in a bid to break deadlocked negotiations for a new enterprise agreement.
