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Employer avoids big fine for misclassifying worker

An employer that underpaid an IT specialist it treated as a contractor for 14 years should have addressed the "uncertainty" involved, but its misdeeds nevertheless fell at "the lower end of the seriousness spectrum", a court has found in a penalty ruling.


Paid agent not promoting efficiency of case: FWC

The FWC has given short shrift to a part-time paid agent who claimed "other commitments" meant he was unable to meet a filing deadline, a senior member observing that the advocate's involvement had done nothing to improve the efficient disposition of an unfair dismissal matter.


"Mental confusion" raises questions about resignation: Bench

A wharfie who tried to rescind a resignation he delivered while apparently having paranoid delusions has won a second shot in claiming Hutchison Ports unfairly sacked him, with a full bench finding no reason to ignore the facts that surfaced after his employer accepted it.


Questioning about confidential petition "inappropriate": FWC

The FWC has voiced concerns over an employer's questioning of meatworkers who signed a petition in support of bargaining and its claims that the AMIEU "coerced" them to do so when they did not understand what it meant.


DEWR's James leaving before tenure ends

The Albanese Government has announced that DEWR deputy secretary Tania Rishniw will serve as the department's acting secretary when secretary Natalie James' departs next month, eighteen months before her term expires.


FWC powers transcend diplomatic immunity: Full court

In a significant decision on diplomatic immunity, a full Federal Court has tossed out an embassy's claim that it enjoys protection from unfair dismissal proceedings, confirming in the process that the FWC has standing as a "court" under the relevant legislation.


"Preserve stability" of funded pay rise: UWU

The UWU is calling on the Albanese Government to step in to "preserve the stability" of a 15% funded pay rise for agreement-covered early childhood education and care workers and avoid a possible pay cut, after a FWC expert panel rejected calls to "front load" gender undervaluation increases to the award minimum rates.


FWC bench dims unions' high hopes on electricity deal

Unions' pursuit of a 24%-over-three-years pay rise for Endeavour Energy workers has fallen short after a FWC full bench instead made an intractable bargaining determination delivering 17.8% over four years, rejecting numerous claims the employer did not bargain in good faith.


FWC clarifies approach to "fit and proper person" test

The FWC has refreshed its advice on how it assesses whether an applicant is a "fit and proper person" to hold an entry permit, providing examples of those granted and those refused after recently issuing one to a CFMEU organiser "removed" when the union went into administration.


FWC flags ballot agent review

The FWC has announced a first-of-its-kind review of protected action ballot agents approved under Secure Jobs legislation, revealing that one has captured more than a third of the market.


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