Victoria's Catholic school teachers and support staff have rejected a non-union agreement offer, while the IEU says support is growing for its application for a single interest bargaining authorisation through which it is seeking to secure a statewide deal.
Victoria's Allan Labor Government has today introduced legislation to restrict the use of non-disclosure agreements in settlements of workplace s-xual harassment cases.
Uber's "deactivation" practices have been put under the microscope again, with the FWC ordering it to reinstate a driver booted from the platform after the rideshare giant failed to properly put allegations to him that he kissed, hugged and flirted with drunk passengers.
A FWC full bench has overturned a ruling that due to an employee's lack of award coverage, her employer - which conceded that the SCHADS award applied - had no obligation to consult her before making her redundant.
The FWC has upbraided a small business owner for informing a supervisor through an email drafted with help from ChatGPT that it had decided to retrench her, finding that sacking a worker via such a "cursory" means fails "to adhere to basic standards of decency".
The FWC has ordered Uber to "reactivate" a driver removed from its platform following complaints accusing him of m-sturbating and making s-xual comments while conveying passengers.
FWC President Adam Hatcher has asked parties to the SCHADS award gender undervaluation case to consider participating in an ASU-proposed conference to resolve outstanding issues, saying that if it proceeds, he will give any consensus deal arising from it "significant weight".
The CFMEU has won same-job, same-pay orders that it expects will lift the pay of labour hire doggers, riggers, and crane operators performing shutdown maintenance at a WA gold mine by up to 125%.
The Federal Court has ordered related entities ECA Training Pty Ltd and NECA Training Pty Ltd to pay $30,000 in fines for blocking two ETU officials from entering its Sydney premises to talk to apprentices.
A university has failed to establish that a tutor's dismissal took effect when a lecturer removed him from a group chat, clearing the way for him to challenge his sacking, unlike a colleague also dropped from the forum, who has since lodged an appeal.
