In an important ruling, the Federal Court has found that an interim bargaining order that the MUA didn’t comply with was “spent” and didn’t stop it proceeding with protected industrial action.
The head of the peak small business body has welcomed changes implemented by the Fair Work Commission's president, but is less keen on the tribunal's members, accusing them of failing to "take reality into account" on issues such as penalty rates and minimum hours for junior retail workers.
Concerns that employees could be left without award coverage if an FWC full bench refused a modern enterprise award bid should have given a "sharper edge" to its consideration of safety net obligations, a full Federal Court has ruled.
The future of the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal remains unclear, despite Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss stating last month that it would continue.
A health, safety and environment coordinator has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission that exceptions such as sick leave and inclement weather meant the overtime component of his salary was not "guaranteed" so should not disqualify him from unfair dismissal protection.
The FWC has assessed the value of the private use of an iPad, in determining whether an employee's income exceeded the $133,000 income cap that applied to unfair dismissal claims until yesterday.
A revised enterprise deal with an extra day off in each roster cycle for the Gorgon LNG project’s largest contractor, CB&I, has been voted down, after a ballot closed on Friday evening.
HSU Victorian No. 1 branch general manager Kimberley Kitching completed tests required to gain entry permits for officials in early 2013 with the "knowledge and authorisation" of branch secretary Diana Asmar, the Fair Work Commission found today.
A senior solicitor who is the director of the AI Group's law firm, Ai Group Legal, has the right to represent employers without seeking leave, because he is also the employer organisation's in-house lawyer, a FWC full bench has ruled.
