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FWO pursues Setka over AFL threats

The FWO has launched a court case seeking penalties against former CFMEU construction and general division Victorian branch secretary John Setka and the union for allegedly attempting to coerce the AFL into sacking its head of umpiring, former ABCC commissioner Steve McBurney.

Extension bid "exceptionally unmeritorious": FWC

The FWC has refused to grant a worker's "exceptionally unmeritorious" bid for a 13-year extension to file an unfair dismissal case.

High Court to hear genuine redundancy case next month

The High Court will next month begin hearing mining giant Peabody's challenge to a full Federal Court finding that it did not genuinely make workers redundant when it failed to consider whether it could redeploy workers to jobs performed by contractors.

FWC throws out junk mail excuse

An accounts manager seeking a month-long extension to lodge an unfair dismissal claim after initially filing a blank form has failed to convince the FWC it was exceptional that she missed the FWC's replies as they landed in her junk mail.

Qantas, union "align" over on-hire crew pay

The FAAA says an "in-principle" agreement with Qantas to pay on-hire cabin crew the same as their directly engaged colleagues will be "life changing", but while the Flying Kangaroo has committed to backpaying the difference to November last year it is apparently unable to indicate when it might hit workers' pockets.

"Pregnancy brain" a factor in late application: FWC

A customer service operator's "pregnancy brain" contributed to her filing a late application contesting her redundancy and was among the factors justifying an extension, the FWC has found.

Flexible work disputes moving in wrong direction: Expert

The FWC has become overly focussed on verifying workers' eligibility for flexible work requests by imposing onerous evidentiary requirements on them, which has limited the effectiveness of its new dispute power, a researcher has told the review panel in her response to its Secure Jobs, Better Pay draft report.

Driver on the nose despite Beckham cologne: FWC

A TWU delegate and rubbish truck driver who drank six beers at a union event but suggested his David Beckham cologne and sanitiser might explain his low-level positive reading for alcohol at work the next morning has failed to overturn his sacking.

FWC to hear rail anti-strike case tomorrow

The NSW Government's urgent tandem bid today to pause industrial action that is causing chaos across the Sydney train network will be heard by the FWC in two expedited hearings tomorrow and on Wednesday, while President Adam Hatcher has recommended that unions suspend industrial action to aid a possible resolution.

Three days childcare Bill passes Parliament

Albanese Government legislation guaranteeing three days a week of subsidised early child education and care while removing the "activity test" has passed Parliament with support from the Greens, after the Coalition voted against it. NOTE: Workplace Express published this article on Friday but did not email it to subscribers due to technical problems.

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