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BHP's in-house labour hire company has been fined $15,000 and ordered to pay 85 production employees between $800 and $2400 each in compensation for unreasonably requiring them to work across Christmas holidays.
A FWC presidential member has refused an Aldi bid to stay the FWC's first use of powers to unilaterally amend proposed agreements, observing that while the retailer has arguable appeal grounds, a bench should have the chance to weigh a final decision rather than risk the prospect of multiple intervening challenges.
The FWC has awarded more than $30,000 compensation to a "difficult" former Services Australia worker who should have been "given space" to restore his mental health before he resigned.
An employer has been ordered to provide an external investigation report to a sacked worker after the FWC found that it waived legal privilege by revealing too many details in a letter outlining the results.
A FWC presidential member has recused himself from re-hearing an agreement variation case after observing that a bystander, "recognising human frailty", might appreciate his disinclination to reach different conclusions based on the same set of facts.
A "high-stakes" case set to test whether State workplace protections extend to independent contractors under the Fair Work Act has been set down for a three-week trial beginning in May, after Federal Court Chief Justice Debra Mortimer agreed that having enough time to assess witnesses is "critical" in such proceedings.
As a leading employer-clientele lawyer hosed down fears about WFH "chaos" in the wake of the recent Chandler decision, the Greens have introduced legislation giving employees the right to work remotely for at least two days a week unless fulfilling their roles is "impractical or impossible".
Artificial intelligence "has its downsides" but has largely lifted the quality of self-represented litigants' submissions to the FWC, while improving their access to justice, a senior member told last week's NSW IR Society Newcastle branch annual conference
Victoria's Allan Labor Government has today introduced legislation to restrict the use of non-disclosure agreements in settlements of workplace s-xual harassment cases.
AI-driven customer service aids such as chatbots are a "standard feature" in the private sector and government organisations like the FWC should be no different, according to its president, who is planning to roll out artificial intelligence to serve users more efficiently and at lower cost.
