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"Renewed" negotiations render IBD bid premature: FWC

The FWC has rejected an individual bargaining representative's bid for an intractable bargaining declaration after finding negotiations with a major transport operator have merely "stalled" and are not yet at a stalemate.


FWC greenlights pregnant lawyer's too-early GP claim

A pregnant lawyer who filed her adverse action application before her dismissal took effect will get a chance to pursue her claim, after the FWC waived the "irregularity" to save both parties the cost and time involved in dealing with a fresh application that would have been filed late.


IR department not required to disclose internal documents

Queensland's Industrial Court has upheld a finding that an investigator's report and a lawyer's advice on a senior Office of IR employee's conduct attracted legal professional privilege and the employer did not waive it.


Casual's "small window" of availability justified sacking: FWC

A casual Coles worker with limited availability has failed to overturn his sacking following a hiatus of more than three months, but the FWC says the store manager should have taken an additional step before dismissing him.


Redundancy pot of gold halved

A listed gold producer has succeeded in halving a mine caretaker's redundancy pay after the FWC found that it trimmed the "uncomfortable" responsibilities in a proposed alternative role to the point where it almost mirrored his existing job.


Backpay for nurse who used "out of scope" revival method

Queensland Health has been ordered to backpay a nurse for an unpaid suspension imposed while investigating a complaint that he "grabbed" a patient's t-sticles in an attempt to revive them after they fainted while showering, a tribunal finding it failed to inform him that it took into account previous allegations of inappropriate behaviour.


Training would have helped warring workers: FWC

The FWC has found that an employer failed to implement recommendations from two bullying investigations conducted by the Ai Group and should now consider leadership training for the former manager of a worker who quit after the filing of the dispute case.


No excuse for summary sacking via "proxy": FWC

A 63-year-old brothel receptionist summarily sacked via an intermediary after 15 years of "loyal" service in the "happy little family" workplace will receive near-maximum compensation, after a FWC ruling.


No remote role for psychologist seeking safe harbour

A psychologist who fled Darwin for regional NSW in "disturbing" circumstances has failed to persuade the FWC that her employer lacked reasonable business grounds to deny her request to continue servicing clients on Zoom.


WGEA issues guidance for new reporting obligation

The WGEA has published a menu of gender equality targets that employers with 500 or more employees can draw from in preparation for next year's lodgement deadline, along with a "workflow" timeline, selection guidance, and list of frequently asked questions and their answers.


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