A major report showing how the superannuation system is geared to disadvantage mothers is calling on employers and the government to boost contributions for workers falling below an "accumulation pathway" of minimum balances required to fund a basic living standard in retirement.
The ACTU's national executive has resolved to keep campaigning for 10 days' paid family and domestic leave, after the FWC's in-principle decision in favour of unpaid leave.
The FWC has issued a conditional entry permit to a new CFMEU construction and general division organiser who assaulted a police officer "a number of years" ago when he was in his early twenties.
The ASU and Shine Lawyers are awaiting a ruling on whether the FWC will grant a majority support determination so the union can bargain on behalf of employees in Victoria, after the law firm questioned whether the group has been fairly chosen.
The FWC has reinstated a worker after highlighting that her employer might have conducted unlawful covert video surveillance and that its HR department mishandled her dismissal.
An employer treated a long-serving worker like a "dirty rag" when it sacked her for an alleged incapacity to meet her job's inherent requirements, the FWC has found in what it describes as an "ignominiously memorable" case that provides a "strong foundation for argument against any lessening" of unfair dismissal protections.
The FWC has expressed "surprise" at the HR practices of a major courier company that dismissed a depot manager who was partially responsible for a breach of a worldwide embargo on a new JK Rowling book and was the subject of unfounded bullying allegations.
The ABCC is likely to routinely pursue unions for "knowing involvement" when entry breaches are established against their officials, after a court ruling this week.
