CPSU Victoria has secured the first public sector multi-employer agreement under the Secure Jobs provisions, providing 3% annual increases over four years to 1800 workers in State arts and cultural institutions.
A council overreacted when it sacked a worker for complaining that acknowledgements of country are "getting out of hand" after their introduction at toolbox meetings, the FWC has found.
The Minns Government has passed major reforms that establish anti-bullying and s-xual harassment jurisdictions in the IRC and allow workers to seek preventative orders and up to $100,000 in damages, while also significantly lifting the small claims cap.
The FWC has listed the ANMF's nurses and midwives work value case for a conference early next month as the union and employers attempt to resolve outstanding issues, such as any phase-in arrangements, without the need for a full contested hearing.
The ABC must pay $70,000 compensation for non-economic loss to presenter Antoinette Lattouf for terminating her employment for reasons including that she held a political opinion opposing the Israeli military campaign in Gaza, after a Federal Court ruling this morning.
In a landmark decision letting Sydney Trains and NSW Trains put a multi-enterprise deal to a vote despite the ETU's opposition, a FWC full bench has for the first time granted a voting request order under Secure Jobs reforms.
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance has taken the national public broadcaster to the Federal Court, claiming it is flouting new limits on fixed-term contracts by putting a Play School producer on his third such arrangement.
A FWC full bench has expressed disappointment a "demarcation dispute" might derail a Sydney Trains multi-deal despite in-principle agreement, as it gives bargaining parties a 5pm deadline to consider its recommendation to resolve an outstanding ETU claim.
