Restraint of trade clauses preventing a chief financial officer from jumping ship and working at a rival fashion retailer were broader than what was reasonable to protect the employer's legitimate interests, a court has found.
Liberal Democrat Senator David Leyonhjelm has warned of a "difficult" relationship with the Turnbull Government after he accused it of reneging on a deal on gun laws.
A cabin crew supervisor dismissed for s--ually harassing his colleagues has failed to convince the FWC that he was the victim of the airline's workplace culture.
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection will put a new offer to its employees in the wake of the Fair Work Commission's decision to terminate industrial action at airports across the country and move towards arbitration of a new agreement.
Virgin Australia's long haul cabin crew have won backpay of 6%, pay rises of 10% over four years and further increases for the large numbers of employees at the top of the classification scale, under a new agreement that is before the FWC for approval.
An employee required to split her shifts between two Victorian medical clinics more than 20kms apart was entitled to claim car allowance for her travel, a full Federal Court has found.
Qantas will provide 10 days domestic and family violence leave and two extra weeks of parental leave to all of its 30,000 employees later this year, after it struck an enterprise deal with the ASU that guarantees the entitlements for more than 4,000 employees.
Crown Melbourne and United Voice are close to agreeing on a new deal for 4500 hospitality and gaming employees after the casino upped its offer to 3.75% a year for three years plus an annual 0.5% "recognition allowance", while the FWC today approved a Crown Perth agreement that provides a 7% raise.
The UFU's proposed High Court bid to overturn the CFA legislation is "misconceived and likely to fail", according to Employment Minister Michaelia Cash, who is confident the new law will survive any challenge.
