CFMEU construction and general division WA branch secretary Mick Buchan has temporarily stepped down from his role while he recovers from liver transplant surgery.
ACTU president Ged Kearney might soon be leaving the peak body, if she wins preselection for a Labor heartland seat in the Victorian Parliament that is under threat from the Greens.
The ASX-listed law firm Slater & Gordon has announced plans to cut more than 90 jobs, close 10 offices and relocate others to cut costs as part of a "business-wide transformation plan".
The ASU has asked the law firm Slater & Gordon to be mindful of the loyal employees who have been "holding the place together" as it seeks to cut costs under its new US hedge fund ownership.
The FAAA says it is delighted with a new deal endorsed by more than 90% of voting Qantas international flight attendants, but the TWU has slammed it for perpetuating a two-tiered system that pays some cabin crew less than half the money for performing the same work.
Prominent Melbourne lawyer Peter Gordon has confirmed he is re-launching his law firm and says "the doors are open" to recent high-profile departures from Slater & Gordon.
Employment Minister Michaelia Cash has made three new deputy president appointments to the Fair Work Commission - two with a strong resource sector employer background and the third from employer clientele law firm Seyfarth Shaw.
