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In what stands as the FWC's first substantive scrutiny of gig economy contracts under new laws, an Uber driver is seeking $50,000 compensation and multiple changes after claiming that app malfunctions unfairly shift the burden of lost revenue and that opaque processes for investigating misconduct allegations create a "power imbalance".
The NTEU has claimed a significant win for job security in the tertiary sector, persuading the FWC that the recruitment clause in a sandstone university's agreement favours ongoing casual and fixed-term employees over external candidates when permanent or longer fixed-term roles come up.
A new FWC member's "secret weapon" to resolve disputes could be to "threaten" parties with a Spotify playlist that includes metal bands like My Dying Bride and Cradle of Filth, ACTU president Michele O'Neil has told a welcome ceremony.
A new FWC deputy president lauded as "the smartest person at Maurice Blackburn" and outed as a muscle car devotee has told a welcome ceremony of his surprise at briefly becoming the country's foremost legal expert on memes while representing a worker sacked for sharing a parody video.
A former ATO director who claims sustained bullying and harassment forced her to move to the AEC has failed to establish it constitutes a dismissal, after she used the Public Service Act's voluntary transfer provisions.
A FWC full bench has made the first contested supported bargaining authorisation under Secure Jobs changes, roping in 10 disability support providers in Victoria to collectively negotiate a new agreement with their workforces.
The FWC has more than halved the proportion a private operator of Newcastle's public bus network can dock from the pay of drivers who allow passengers to travel fare free during partial work bans.
A council overreacted when it sacked a worker for complaining that acknowledgements of country are "getting out of hand" after their introduction at toolbox meetings, the FWC has found.
