The NSW Minns Government has further bolstered the state's Industrial Relations Commission, appointing former director of public prosecutions Lloyd Babb SC as a deputy president and judicial member.
As a new team prepares to take over the helm of the NTEU, the FWC has approved a rule change that will enable more members to vote in future elections, in a decision delayed by an administrative error and the union's request to postpone it to avoid irregularities.
The FWC has "adjusted the types of cases" allocated to Commissioner Sophie Panopoulos "having regard to her personal circumstances" after her legal representative appeared for her in a Victorian court yesterday.
A silk's report commissioned by Workplace Relations Minister Amanda Rishworth found no basis for allegations of "misbehaviour" by FWC President Adam Hatcher and Vice President Ingrid Asbury towards Commissioner Jennifer Hunt, according to Justice Hatcher, while the vice president is now seeking the commissioner's removal or suspension.
FWC Commissioner Jennifer Hunt's complaint that surfaced on Linked-In yesterday isn't the first, with the Commission revealing this evening that it counselled her after she raised an issue about another member two years ago, while she has also raised a further matter in recent weeks.
Union renewal expert Michael Crosby will start today as the CFMEU construction and general division's new administrator, FWC general manager Murray Furlong announced this morning.
The NSW corruption watchdog has found that a consultant HR advisor for a State Government department engaged in corrupt conduct by blacklisting a company linked to an employee who made a bullying complaint after his engagement ended.
