The AWU has withdrawn its majority support application for Rio Tinto's Paraburdoo iron ore mines, after the company revealed it had 200 more workers than understood by the union, leaving it without a majority.
One of the country's leading employment barristers has been fined $20,000 and ordered to undertake counselling after being found to have s-xually touched a female solicitor at a firm's Christmas party.
The FWC has ruled that a law firm unfairly dismissed an underpaid paralegal working remotely from the Philippines, after it previously rejected the firm's claim that it had engaged her as a contractor.
The alleged perpetrator in an anti-bullying case could be a member of the public, the FWC has observed, finding that only the applicant needs to meet the Fair Work Act's "worker" definition.
McDonald's has failed to fend off a landmark supported bargaining authorisation compelling its SA franchisees to bargain with the SDA for a multi-deal on behalf of thousands of low-paid workers at across more than 50 restaurants.
A FWC full bench has made the first contested supported bargaining authorisation under Secure Jobs changes, roping in 10 disability support providers in Victoria to collectively negotiate a new agreement with their workforces.
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.
The FWC has more than halved the proportion a private operator of Newcastle's public bus network can dock from the pay of drivers who allow passengers to travel fare free during partial work bans.
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.
