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A barrister who moonlights as an umpire can proceed with her general protections claim against Tennis Australia after the FWC determined that TA employed her as a casual when it blocked her access to tournaments for allegedly breaching undertakings to never criticise its management of the sport.
The ASU will today seek a 35% work value pay rise for 300,000 SCHADS award-covered community and disability workers, following a two-year pause after the FWC refused to integrate it within the tribunal's broader gender-based undervaluation case.
A FWC full bench has held that a worker's inclusion of s-xual harassment allegations predating the commencement of new intervention powers did not justify dismissing her dispute application, allowing her to again pursue a certificate to take her claims to the Federal Court.
A FWC full bench has ruled that Corrections Victoria dismissed a prison officer when it demoted and transferred him, clearing the way for him to proceed with his unfair dismissal claim.
The FWC has waved away as "self-inflicted" any financial and reputational harm caused to HR/IT and operations managers hastily sacked by a NDIS provider, pointing to the married couple's apparent purloining of the company's funds and numerous undeclared conflicts of interest as valid reasons for their dismissal.
A silk's report commissioned by Workplace Relations Minister Amanda Rishworth found no basis for allegations of "misbehaviour" by FWC President Adam Hatcher and Vice President Ingrid Asbury towards Commissioner Jennifer Hunt, according to Justice Hatcher, while the vice president is now seeking the commissioner's removal or suspension.
A sacked crane driver can proceed with his late dismissal challenge after the FWC found the blame lay squarely with his union for belatedly obtaining legal advice about which jurisdiction to file it in.
The Albanese Government should repeal the wage theft offence and focus on simplifying the workplace relations system, the Australian Industry Group has told a Senate inquiry, while ACCI says that the absence of prosecutions shows that the "crime wave" used to justify the legislation "was false and misleading".
Legislation introduced this morning by the Albanese Government promises to reduce the FWC's "unsustainable" workload, with key measures including a bypass of a full Federal Court ruling that has increased the tribunal's burden.
The Albanese Government has heard the FWC's cry for help as it prepares to introduce legislation tomorrow aimed at putting the brakes on, and in some instances reversing the tribunal's AI-fuelled workload.
