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Tugboat operator Svitzer Australia has withdrawn its long-running application to terminate its national enterprise agreement, saying it will focus instead on continuing negotiations with three maritime unions on a new deal.
The FWC has granted an extension of time for a unfair dismissal application sent six days late because the worker's computer was infected with malware.
The FWC has speculated that an energy company in the midst of a $1.5 billion buying spree "presumably has a contingency plan in place" after rejecting its bid to have thousands of new employees covered by a 12-year-old deal that would leave some on below-award wages.
Submissions are due next month on Albanese Government proposals to empower the FWC to set minimum standards and pay rates for those in "employee-like" forms of work, including in the gig economy, and to tackle disputes over contract terms and termination.
DP World has failed to persuade the FWC that MUA officials should be blocked from attending one-on-one "feedback" meetings with management when members seek their presence.
The Federal Court has rejected a Federal Circuit and Family Court attempt to transfer a university technician's adverse action case because it lacks the resources to hear the claim, which in part argues his PhD activities constituted employment.
The ACCC has flagged its willingness to examine no-poaching clauses in employment contracts and to reconsider the long-standing shielding of IR arrangements from competition laws.
The FWC has accepted the rehabilitation of a CFMMEU organiser penalised for a perceived racial slur, issuing him with an entry permit three years after he surrendered his previous one.
Public Service Minister Katy Gallagher has paid tribute to outgoing Public Service Commissioner Peter Woolcott, who has announced that he will retire when his five-year term ends.
