The FAAA says Qantas long haul cabin crew have overwhelmingly voted up a deal variation that will boost the pay of those employed by an in-house labour hire arm by up to 30%, and it is crediting the Albanese Government's same-job, same-pay reforms for a major breakthrough on their employment arrangements.
The FWC has terminated, at the request of CFMEU divisional leader Zach Smith, a Victorian construction deal signed-off by a company director convicted but later acquitted of a "gangland" murder.
The Australian Industry Group is urging the FWC to take a "cautious approach" to the TWU's employee-like and road transport minimum standards test cases and meaningfully engage with industry to avoid the "mistakes" of past road transport regulatory regimes and seeks to limit the involvement of the Road Transport Advisory Group.
The NSW Supreme Court has ruled that a former chief executive's settlement of a dispute over the termination of his employment contract did not end his entitlement to a bonus triggered by the sale of the company.
The Albanese Government's 10-day paid family and domestic violence leave entitlement is "appropriate and sufficient" and the scheme is operating as intended, but poor awareness and evidentiary requirements are preventing its full utilisation, according to the report of an independent review, tabled in federal parliament today.
An environmental consultancy fluffed its summary dismissal of a technician for alleged timesheet fraud when it had a watertight case to sack him for poor performance, the FWC has found.
In a case highlighting the need for employers to precisely identify decision-makers when defending adverse action matters, the Federal Court has expanded an academic's claim after accepting that a judge failed to "isolate" who at a leading university was responsible for making allegations of serious misconduct.
A labour supplier has failed to win approval of a deal for casual black-coal mineworkers after making "misleading" claims of higher pay rises and telling the FWC they should be treated as "award free" when applying the BOOT.
A Federal Court judge has refused to transfer a safety executive's adverse action case from Sydney to Perth, partly because of her claim that simply setting foot in the city where she was sacked has a "triggering" effect on her mental health.
FWC general manager Murray Furlong has confirmed he can investigate whether the scheme for administering the CFMEU construction and general division is being effectively implemented and will continue to monitor its compliance.
