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Bench makes first contested supported bargaining authorisation

A FWC full bench has made the first contested supported bargaining authorisation under Secure Jobs changes, roping in 10 disability support providers in Victoria to collectively negotiate a new agreement with their workforces.


"Brutal" humiliation of worker did not warrant sacking: Bench

In a significant decision on whether a sacking can be unfair even when objectively justified, a FWC full bench has thrown a lifeline to a highly-regarded Parks Victoria employee facing the axe after "brutally" humiliating a worker at an on-site café.


Bus drivers claw back deductions for work bans

The FWC has more than halved the proportion a private operator of Newcastle's public bus network can dock from the pay of drivers who allow passengers to travel fare free during partial work bans.




Parliament broadens NSW IRC's remit

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.


FWC to hear "maximum term" employees' case

The FWC will arbitrate a dispute between a research institute and two former employees seeking redundancy payments, after they overcame an objection that only the NTEU is entitled to file the application following the expiry of their "maximum terms".


As roundtable looms, Leigh weighs productivity-enabled choices

Assistant productivity minister Andrew Leigh says Australians have used about a quarter of the post-1980 productivity dividend to "work less", as he revisited a 1930 John Maynard Keynes prediction that people in 2030 "would inherit a world shaped by rising productivity and the promise of abundance".



Union, employers seek common ground on nurses' pay

The FWC has listed the ANMF's nurses and midwives work value case for a conference early next month as the union and employers attempt to resolve outstanding issues, such as any phase-in arrangements, without the need for a full contested hearing.


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