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FWO seeking to freeze permit for CFMEU official facing criminal charges

The FWO has applied to suspend an entry permit issued to a CFMEU construction and general division WA branch official who faces four serious criminal charges.

"Significant" damage from strikes not just about dollars: Bench

A FWC full bench has clarified what constitutes "significant" damage to the national economy and when an employer can be considered an "important part" of it, in reasons for overturning the suspension of protected action by sugar industry workers.

Employer not required to produce investigation report

In a case that weighs up employer rights when conducting investigations under commonly-used agreement provisions, a FWC full bench has rejected a worker's request for an investigation report that details his alleged misconduct, but has suggested the employer re-open its probe because it denied him natural justice.

Maritime union not fishing for IBD: FWC

Stevedore Qube has failed to persuade the FWC that the MUA is deliberately complicating negotiations for a new Melbourne port deal in the belief that it will get a better result if the matter is arbitrated by the Commission under new Closing Loopholes laws.

New guidance for employers on complying with disconnect right

Four weeks ahead of employees winning a legislated right to disconnect, public service employers have been told they will need to train HR professionals and managers about the interaction of the new entitlement with general protections laws and consider updating job descriptions to ensure they "accurately reflect" expectations about after-hours contact.

FWC member rejects employer's "cherry-picking" recusal bid

A FWC member has refused a multinational company's bid for him to stand aside from an AMWU delegate's attempt to reverse his sacking for allegedly revealing non-members' names, accepting he "did not sit Sphinx-like" at an interlocutory hearing, but suggesting the employer should have properly considered his comments in context instead of "cherry-picking".

Union follows SJSP victory with bargaining campaign

MEU members at Batchfire's Callide thermal coal mine in Queensland have overwhelmingly endorsed a protected action ballot, hot on the heels of the FWC's first same-job, same-pay ruling for the site's labour hire workers, who will benefit from any bargaining gains at the site.

Workers cannot retrospectively resign: FWC

The FWC has ruled that just as a dismissal only takes effect when it is communicated to the worker, a resignation can equally only apply when the employer becomes aware of it.

Limited powering-down of ETU bans at Transgrid

Transgrid, the privately-owned operator of the NSW high-voltage electricity network, has won a three-week suspension of protected bans on work defined as a declared incident or emergency.

Woolies deal approved after "misuse" of messaging platform

The SDA says it will be "going in to bat" for any permanent Woolworths employees wanting to switch to a four-day working week under a clause in the supermarket giant's new agreement, approved by a FWC full bench despite multiple RAFFWU and AMIEU objections that followed the latter's "misuse" of the company's in-house messaging platform.

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