The FWC has held that DP World was not entitled to deduct pay from Port Botany workers who refused to work on a ship due to safety concerns, while finding it should provide half pay to those stood down after it received prohibition notices.
The TWU will today file a dispute application in the Fair Work Commission over the Qantas plan to outsource its ground crew operations, which are performed by a 2500-strong workforce
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The FWC has taken the initiative of releasing a draft award schedule addressing working-from-home arrangements, describing it as conversation-starter that recognises the need to adapt to COVID-19 realities.
The designated buyer of Virgin Australia has agreed to a union call for a workers' advisory council, although the new body will fold up at the end of the year.
Woolworths has agreed to pay more than 100,000 workers delayed increases contained in four of the group's agreements, after the SDA agreed to withdraw legal proceedings commenced this week.
The Federal Labor caucus yesterday agreed to pass the Morrison Government's legislation to extend the JobKeeper wage subsidy from late September to March 2021, even if its amendments are not accepted.
Virgin Australia is putting financial pressure on those in its 9000-strong workforce contemplating whether to stay or go, waving higher payouts for employees who take redundancy from October 3.
Qantas has revealed plans to cut up to 2500 ground crew, baggage handlers and cleaning jobs through outsourcing, on top of 6000 redundancies announced two months ago.
