The FWC has thrown out a teacher's anti-bullying application after he withdrew his acceptance of settlement terms that included relocation to a new workplace and anger management support and sought to re-activate his case.
Tasmanian independent Senator Jacqui Lambie says the Turnbull Government must plug a "loophole" in the Fair Work Act that has been exposed by the Carlton and United Brewery dispute.
Qube Ports did not take adverse action against an employee it sacked for refusing to work at a higher classification, because under its enterprise agreement it could make that direction, a full Federal Court has found.
A court has dismissed an attempt by six former Patrick Projects employees to win an interlocutory injunction stop its takeover while they sue it and parent company Asciano for allegedly failing to adhere to an employment agreement and deed.
Australian Public Service Commissioner John Lloyd has responded to reports that APS agencies "mismanaged" the bargaining process in the wake of the FWC's recent Uniline decision on bargaining notices.
The FWC has rejected a construction of the statutory "effective representation" test argued by a dismissed employee seeking to have a lawyer appear for him in the Commission, because it would set the bar too high even for "experienced industrial advocates and lawyers".
The FWC has for the second time in 10 days agreed to suppress the personal details of employee signatories to an enterprise agreement, but this time has refused to keep their names confidential.
The FWC's much-anticipated ruling on weekend penalty rates is still likely to be months away, after the Commission called on the Australian Industry Group to provide further details on the days and times that casual fast food employees prefer to work.
A court has reactivated an adverse action claim it threw out after a solicitor's failure to click a hyperlink in a lodgement confirmation email caused his client to miss an appearance.
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