A court has affirmed that a law firm could treat an employee's silence as acceptance to being "furloughed" without pay during the coronavirus pandemic, rejecting his second-round bid to recoup about $50,000 via a small claims application.
The AEU says the State's public school teachers, principals and support workers will walk out for 24 hours on August 19 if the Carroll Government fails to put forward an "acceptable" revised bargaining offer.
The FWC has upheld a coal mining company's right to stop accrual of annual leave for employees when they take industrial action or are locked out, in a decision with potential implications for the wider industry.
A federal authority's concerns that a dispute resolution specialist will miss out on face-to-face connections by working from home 100% of the time while looking after his child are among reasonable business grounds for refusing his request, the FWC has held.
Mining giant Peabody has shelved plans for a third lockout of workers at its Wambo Coal Handling Preparation Plant after the MEU launched a legal challenge to the company's right to take the industrial action.
A consulate must compensate a driver whose contract demanded he retire at 65, with a senior FWC member finding no reason why India's government cannot revise its "discriminatory" compulsory retirement policy for Australian-based employees.
In a significant decision on apportioning blame for safety breaches, the FWC has ordered the reinstatement of a supervisor for confectioner Mars after finding a HR manager conducted a "too narrow" investigation of the aftermath of an incident involving a forklift piercing an 850kg carton of mints.
The first test case for the delegates' rights provisions legislated by the Albanese Government is set to be heard in the Federal Court in Brisbane next week.
FWC has rejected a registered nurse's claim that an aged care home general manager bullied her by reducing her hours and allegedly banning her from picking up extra shifts when she complained of "burnout".
In a case sent straight to a full bench by President Adam Hatcher, the FWC has rejected an aged care employer's argument that an expired agreement should be axed because it is "unfair" to nurses who would better off under the award.
