The FWC has found it reasonable for Coles Group Supply Chain Pty Ltd to dismiss a worker who tested positive to cannabis but claimed to have consumed it outside what he believed to be the "window of detection".
The Turnbull Government's legislation to protect the role of volunteer firefighters in Victoria concedes it will have to avoid encroaching on matters that are state responsibilities.
In a bid to protect the identities of five labour hire workers seeking anti-bullying orders against picketers at a Melbourne brewery, the FWC has issued interim orders banning union officials and members from approaching or harassing a replacement workforce.
"Redundant" safety advisor wins extension of time; Casual whose name was dropped from list loses appeal; Poor advice from national embassy wins 457 employee claim extension.
Aluminium giant Alcoa breached status-quo provisions in its enterprise agreement by disciplining AWU delegates embroiled in a dispute over their refusal to stop wearing shirts bearing union logos when it introduced a new uniform policy last year, the FWC has found.
A postal worker who was backed by then shadow IR minister John Howard in postal union elections 20 years ago has today won compensation after the FWC ruled that Australia Post made a single "glaring error" when it summarily dismissed him.
The Ai Group is warning that counting prior service when calculating benefits for regular casuals who become permanent will result in "double dipping" and has highlighted this week's FWC ruling that an employer must include past service in redundancy payouts, in its final submission to the casual conversion case.
The Victorian Supreme Court today granted an injunction blocking the State's Country Fire Authority from pushing ahead with its new enterprise agreement.
Victoria's Civil and Administrative Tribunal has found an executive search company doesn't need an exemption from equal opportunity laws to conduct its female executive recruitment program, but has used its business as a case study, setting out the steps for other applicants to self-assess whether they are already exempt.
Victoria's volunteer firefighters will tomorrow revive their bid to block the Country Fire Authority from seeking approval for its new enterprise agreement.
