The FWC has rejected the AWU's attempt to double some workers' paid "walk time" at an aluminium refinery from six minutes to 12 minutes, ruling it would amount to an extra claim.
The ETU has referred ACCC chair Rod Sims to the public service watchdog, claiming he breached his duty to remain impartial when he publicly backed former WA premier Colin Barnett's plans to privatise the state's electricity supplier in the lead-up to this month's election.
The CFMEU is considering whether to appeal an FWC ruling that it is not entitled to cover drivers using a public road to haul coal from a mine, after it failed to convince the tribunal that an agreement should have been compared to a mining award for the purposes of the BOOT.
The Coalition will introduce legislation on Wednesday to meet its election promise to outlaw payments of "corrupting benefits" to unions, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Employment Minister Michaelia Cash said today.
A Federal Court cross-claim by former Seven West Media executive assistant Amber Harrison alleges complaints she made in 2014 to two HR managers and her ex-lover, chief executive Tim Worner, prompted the company to take adverse action by launching an investigation into her credit card use.
The FWC has decided to delay until July 1 changes to late night/early morning penalty rates in the fast food and restaurant industries, as Labor and the Greens are set this morning to introduce legislation to prevent such cuts.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has belatedly confirmed his support for the Fair Work Commission's decision to cut Sunday penalty rates, representing his position as consistent with the Liberals' "backing" of small business.
