The new WA Labor Government has unveiled a public service overhaul that will link 20% of pay for PS mandarins to hitting key performance indicators likely to include significant staff cuts.
A Senate inquiry has recommended that existing legislation be strengthened to capture entities ultimately responsible for unpaid super in much the same way that powers to pursue and penalise franchisors and holding companies held liable for unpaid wages stand to be bolstered under proposed changes to the Fair Work Act.
Fairfax editorial staff voted today for a week-long strike in protest at a management decision to cut about a quarter of the company’s remaining journalists.
An accountancy firm that knowingly failed to maintain current award rates of pay in its MYOB payroll system has been found accessorially liable for an employer's underpayments.
A tribunal has upheld the sacking of a general manager's personal assistant for storing more than 1200 inappropriate and pornographic emails in a "funny emails" folder, but has compensated her because it was harsh.
Average pay rises in private sector agreements struck in last year's December quarter returned to the recent trend of about 3% a year, according to new Department of Employment data.
The Federal Government has sidestepped an "irregular" question from the Fair Work Commission about whether it planned to change the Fair Work Act to enable the tribunal to make take-home pay orders in cases like the landmark penalty rates review.
The WA Supreme Court has tested how an employment agreement stacks up under US state law before granting an American company an interlocutory injunction restraining a former Australian employee from working for his new Perth employer.
The Federal Court has ordered Toll pay for an expert to confirm the serial numbers of external storage devices allegedly used by a former national sales manager to download confidential workplace information.
An employer's refusal to give in to the demands of a bargaining representative does not amount to a failure to negotiate in good faith, the FWC has confirmed in rejecting a bid for bargaining orders.
