The FWC has thrown out an unfair dismissal claim from a worker who suggested his general manager "kiss my arse", finding he "resigned his employment in a moment of pique", while it has ordered another employer to compensate a supported wage worker who told a supervisor to "shove his roster up his arse".
The FWC has refused to approve an enterprise agreement because the employer failed to comply with the mandatory step of providing a bargaining notice to employees within 14 days.
An FWC full bench has ordered Melbourne's fire brigade to consult with the firefighters union over proposed changes to its recruitment procedures but not over quotas to increase female participation.
A HR manager failed to provide a plausible reason for failing to follow due process when dismissing a meat processing worker accused of directing "crude sexual insults" at co-workers and refusing to follow orders, the FWC has found.
The Turnbull Government granted FWBC director Nigel Hadgkiss new powers soon before calling the federal election, in a bid to stop builders and contractors agreeing to "union-friendly" clauses in enterprise agreements.
The Federal Court has rejected a worker's claim that a senior HR advisor threatened him against challenging the findings of an investigation into his complaint against a supervisor.
Reducing penalty rates, increasing rostering flexibility and boosting the ability of employers to make agreements directly with employees are at the top of employer groups' IR wishlists for the July 2 federal election.
The ETU has blamed the Turnbull Government's proposed national construction code for a major dispute at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital hospital project.
