On-hire workers employed by BHP's in-house labour provider and its external suppliers have today won same-job, same-pay orders, after a FWC full bench rejected arguments that the service provider exemption and a "fair and reasonable" requirement stood in the way.
The NTEU has claimed a significant win for job security in the tertiary sector, persuading the FWC that the recruitment clause in a sandstone university's agreement favours ongoing casual and fixed-term employees over external candidates when permanent or longer fixed-term roles come up.
The NTEU says Monash University will be liable for millions of dollars in backpay after the Federal Court today found it is required to pay casual tutors for scheduled consultations with students that don't count as part of work "associated" with tutoring.
The Federal Court has overturned a ruling that would have upset the commission-based pay arrangements for stockbrokers and financial advisors, finding an Ord Minnett advisor had been award-free.
CPSU Victoria has secured the first public sector multi-employer agreement under the Secure Jobs provisions, providing 3% annual increases over four years to 1800 workers in State arts and cultural institutions.
A council overreacted when it sacked a worker for complaining that acknowledgements of country are "getting out of hand" after their introduction at toolbox meetings, the FWC has found.
A full Federal Court has thrown out Serco's appeal against a finding that a senior manager sacked a trainer after he complained about the way she conducted a bullying investigation.
The Minns Government has passed major reforms that establish anti-bullying and s-xual harassment jurisdictions in the IRC and allow workers to seek preventative orders and up to $100,000 in damages, while also significantly lifting the small claims cap.
The Federal Court has today ordered an employee to pay indemnity costs, after he unreasonably refused his employer's "entirely reasonable and sensible" request for a "brief period of voluntary restraint", forcing it to obtain an order to suppress evidence in his general protections application.
