Federal Labor has today launched a taskforce that will this month start seeking the views of the public and IR practitioners on the Abbott Government's IR policies.
An employee dismissed for misconduct might now face imprisonment and penalties for contempt after failing to comply with a court order to repay more than $25,000 to his former employer.
The construction firm Downer EDI paid $25,000 to help end a "community picket" of a heliport being used to fly workers to a Bass Strait gas project, the Heydon Royal Commission heard today.
Fair Work Ombudsman Natalie James told a parliamentary committee today that her organisation is offering its workforce a pay rise of 1.25% over the next 12 months and 1% for each of the next two years, plus a 0.25% "unscheduled absence bonus" in the first year if sick leave can be reduced.
Employer can "effectively represent itself"; It's peculiar: Bench overrules refusal of name change; Employer pays for hitting snooze on investigation; Dating a no-no on employer phone, says FWC; and Hairdresser's evidence doesn't cut it.
The AWU's Victorian branch received money for running training sessions for employers which was recorded in its accounts as membership dues, the Heydon Royal Commission has heard.
Many IR practitioners, including tribunal members and judicial officers, seem to believe that "discrimination is not really a matter for workplace relations law" despite the fact that 80% of discrimination claims arise on the job, new research is showing.
The Fair Work Commissioner has issued an order to halt "a campaign of covert industrial action" by wharfies that could cause Patrick Stevedores "significant disruption and financial imposts".
The High Court has refused the CFMEU special leave to challenge last year's Victorian Court of Appeal finding that the Boral group could rely on the tort of intimidation to recover millions in damages for concrete supply bans.
