The MEU has won a new SJSP order for labour hire blast crew workers at a Hunter Valley coal mine, with the FWC finding their current work falls under the host deal despite plans for them to become supervising shotfirers in charge.
A NSW IRC full bench has upheld a ruling that a sacked interpreter breached a Commission practice note by failing to seek leave to file AI-generated material that then turned out to be inaccurate, warning that unrepresented applicants cannot expect leniency after such transgressions.
Workplace Relations Minister Amanda Rishworth has sought to reassure a federal judge that the plan to set up a Fair Work Court is in "no way. . . a reflection on any particular judgment or any particular operation of the federal courts".
The Australian Higher Education Industrial Association says a landmark FWC finding that Macquarie University must treat a member of its teaching-only staff as a part-time employee rather than a casual is likely to necessitate a "re-prosecution" of workload clauses during "heavy duty" bargaining in the sector.
RAFFWU is accusing new Victorian Premier Ben Carroll of rewarding his "political masters" at the SDA after his Government introduced legislation that will shut down the unregistered union.
Property advisory business Savills has failed to persuade the Federal Court to throw out all of a senior employee's claims of discrimination, victimisation and "extreme and repetitive" s-xual harassment by a managing director.
A senior ABC editor has failed to persuade the FWC that she is entitled to a redundancy package following organisational changes made after Google and Meta withdrew funding for the role.
Uber Eats, Door Dash and the TWU have welcomed "world-leading" minimum standards for food-delivery gig workers setting a $31.30 hourly earnings floor for engaged time from Monday, with the FWC describing the rates as interim ahead of a review that will consider "proper cost-recovery rates".
Legislation to enact the Albanese Government's promise to restrict non-compete clauses is "imminent", according to Workplace Relations Minister Amanda Rishworth, who also confirmed there is now no prospect of a national labour hire licensing scheme.
