As a new team prepares to take over the helm of the NTEU, the FWC has approved a rule change that will enable more members to vote in future elections, in a decision delayed by an administrative error and the union's request to postpone it to avoid irregularities.
The FSU says it is embedding "trailblazing" AI clauses in agreements, as the FWC approves an Aware Super deal promising only a human will make key employment-related decisions, and another industry fund is seeking a variation that spells out its consultation obligations ahead of adopting the technology.
A senior FWC member has put Apple adherents on notice not to use its proprietary word processor Pages to file documents, observing that the tribunal has enough on its plate without wasting time "chasing down applicants" over inaccessible formats.
Aldi will be obliged to pay $26.3 million on top of $28.9 million it has already restored to 32,000 current and former workers it allegedly failed to pay for work before and after their shifts, under the proposed terms for settlement of a SDA class action, according to the union.
The Albanese Government has today revealed that it will introduce a new criminal offence for companies that fail to prevent modern slavery in their supply chains.
Google AI's unfounded suggestions that an unfair dismissal ruling set a "dangerous precedent" and established an "unsafe principle" highlight the technology's limitations, a FWC full bench has found today.
The FWC is seeking feedback on a provisional view that it should correct a "clearly nonsensical" proposition in the Hydrocarbons Award that overpayments can only be deducted from workers' wages if they are stood down due to a storm or cyclone.
The FWC has upheld the sacking of a public sector worker who claimed without medical proof that his ADHD explained his constant failure to turn up to work or complete tasks.
The FWC has ordered FedEx to reinstate a driver who sustained burns on his leg when he dropped a box containing sulphuric acid, after viewing footage showing "regular" safety breaches at its Wollongong depot.
