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A FWC full bench has acknowledged its "deference" to a tribunal member's factual findings in upholding the reinstatement of a stevedore accused of telling a colleague he put his c-ck in their Subway sandwich, while already on a warning for showing pictures of bikini-clad female colleagues to co-workers.
Legislation to ease the FWC's surging workload and introduce procurement arrangements enabling the Albanese Government to prefer suppliers with enterprise agreements has passed federal parliament less than a month after its introduction.
An insolvent NT "space base" has been ordered to pay $2.3 million to its former chief executive, ousted shortly before NASA launched three commercial rockets from its Cape York site.
Paid parental leave will increase by 10 days to six months from tomorrow, when increases to the minimum wage and award rates, and payday super changes, also take effect.
A Federal Court judge has awarded costs against retailer H&M after expressing bemusement at its reasons for seeking to suppress seemingly "anodyne" details of an adverse action case brought by its former Australia/NZ HR leader.
In a significant ruling on applications to work from home, the FWC has agreed with a multinational company's claim that its payroll officer could not devote sufficient attention to "complex" tasks while caring for two children under five.
The House of Representatives has passed legislation to reduce the FWC's workload and introduce procurement arrangements enabling the Albanese Government to prefer suppliers with enterprise agreements, while the Greens have backed a motion to give the Senate just an hour to debate it before a final vote on Monday.
Victoria's Allan Government has introduced legislation to create a fair jobs code for local government and to extend Commonwealth flexible working arrangements, pay secrecy, and fixed term and casual employment provisions to public sector workers.
The FWC is seeking feedback by next Wednesday on a set of amendments to the tribunal's rules to accommodate applications and notices introduced by the Closing Loopholes legislation, while also fixing minor errors and boosting clarity.
The income and compensation caps for unfair dismissal claims are set to increase next Wednesday, along with filing fees for a range of other applications, while payday super will also take effect.
