An FWC full bench has highlighted the limits of permissible ex parte communication between parties to agreements and tribunal members, in a ruling in which it found that such exchanges denied procedural fairness to the union objecting to a deal's approval.
The FWC has approved a new agreement that permits poultry giant Inghams to suspend workers without pay for up to three days during investigations into misconduct, after it found any detriment when compared with the award is outweighed by the deal's benefits.
Senior Deputy President O'Callaghan resigns from FWC; Victorian teachers preparing for action as workloads reach "breaking point", says AEU; US union membership decline continues; Employee gives Bald Man a haircut; and Stay by consent in DOF matter.
The Turnbull Government's national construction code is seeking to break the "cartel-like behaviour" between head contractors and construction unions, according to Employment Minister Michaelia Cash, but legal expert Andrew Stewart says building companies are facing "a complete mess".
Stay application tomorrow for bargaining notices appeal; Seven West goes public on gagged former assistant; Calls for inquiry into safety implications of Airservices job cuts; and Union using FOI to obtain bullying report.
Employment Minister Michaelia Cash has asked the Opposition to back new legislation that would scrap the Fair Work Act's mandatory four-yearly reviews of modern awards.
The Senate last night passed unamended the Turnbull Government’s legislation to reduce the phase-in period for the 2016 national construction code from two years to nine months.
The FWC should review its general protections application form, because it might invalidate claims made late in the 21-day filing period, a full bench says in a ruling that enables a former law firm employee to pursue a managing partner for allegedly bullying, harassing and abusing her.
The CFMEU says it will organise national protests and work stoppages in coming weeks with support from other unions and the ACTU to protest the return of the ABCC and the accelerated implementation of the 2016 national construction code.
