FWC general manager Murray Furlong has today applied to the Federal Court to appoint senior silk Mark Irving as administrator of four CFMEU construction and general division branches.
An inquiry submission focusing on Woolworths' alleged re-introduction of engineered standards claims it is a "weaponised tool of workplace control" and a clear-cut example of automated decision-making that is "beyond reform and must be abolished".
A new protected ballot agent seed-funded by the ACTU has won FWC approval, after establishing that it has taken steps to separate itself from the union peak body, which is seeking to give unions a fair and low-cost alternative to existing providers.
A FWC member has rejected claims that she "badgered" a worker seeking anti-bullying orders after establishing that, contrary to his version of events, he would not be required to provide supporting documents until he "pressed the button" on arbitration.
Journalists at Nine Entertainment's publishing arm have accepted a revised in-principle three-year offer that provides improved pay rises and commits the parties to drafting a framework for the "ethical" use of artificial intelligence.
The proposed "right to disconnect" modern award clause is "mostly suitable", but should clarify that the entitlement is a "workplace right" within the meaning of the Fair Work Act's general protections provisions and specify the dispute resolution procedure to follow, an employment and contract law academic says.
The FWC has extended time for a worker's unfair dismissal claim by 24 days because his employer, which "flouted its legal employment obligations and ignored the FWO", withheld his payslips and employment contract, preventing him from identifying the entity that employed him.
The ACTU has accused secretary Sally McManus's favourite NRL team the Parramatta Eels of "overlooking the pain and ongoing struggles of asbestos victims" by signing a multi-year sponsorship with James Hardie.
A delegate of the FWC's general manager has started investigating more than $180,000 in donations reportedly made by the Victorian/Tasmanian branch of the CFMEU's construction division to support a candidate from another registered organisation in an uncontested election in 2022.
Aviation unions say that Rex airline workers have been told that hundreds of their jobs will be cut following the appointment of voluntary administrators, raising questions about when and if they can access their full entitlements.
