The Australian Federal Police Association is searching for a new CEO following Dennis Gellatly's resignation in the wake of ongoing clashes over internal governance and organisational roles.
The AFP acted lawfully and had reasonable grounds to seize and copy electronic files during last year's raid on CFMEU offices in Brisbane, the Federal Court has found.
The FWC has found there were always going to be "winners and losers" when Coles abolished night shifts at a distribution centre in NSW, rejecting claims the company failed to comply with consultation provisions set out in the enterprise agreement.
Law firm Maurice Blackburn is considering a test case exploring whether food delivery companies in Victoria such as Foodora and Deliveroo are engaging in sham contracting by engaging riders who claim they are being paid below award rates.
A senior ATO officer's dismissal for refusing to perform duties has been upheld by a FWC full bench, despite claims he lacked the capacity to do the work.
The ETU has expressed outrage at an FWO enforceable undertaking requiring a company to donate $50,000 to a migrant community charity and overhaul its recruitment practices after workers from the Philippines were threatened with dismissal if they joined a union.
The CFMEU and five of its officials have been fined $132,000 for "disrespectful" right of entry contraventions at three construction sites in Adelaide in 2014.
The High Court has reserved its decision in the MUA's challenge to Federal government determinations seeking to exempt some offshore oil and gas crews from holding permanent or temporary work visas.
The FWC is inviting comment on consultation schedules for the plain English redrafting of specific clauses in the pharmacy industry award, standard and common clauses in all awards, and the redrafting of the clerks, hospitality, restaurant and retail awards.
The embattled FSU is facing further legal action as its former national industrial officer, Andrew McKeown, pursues adverse action and bullying claims against the union and its former national secretary.
