A full Federal Court has quashed a finding that a $45,000 penalty imposed on the CFMEU should be paid to the federal government, because it would have provided a "windfall" gain for an organiser the union subjected to adverse action.
Senior FWC member Joe Catanzariti, former sex discrimination commissioner Liz Broderick and IR practitioner Warren Stooke have been recognised in this year's Australia Day Honours.
A tribunal has awarded a record $330,000 damages payout to a sexually harassed postal worker, after the Victorian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission responded to an invitation to intervene and make submissions on compensation.
The FWC has confirmed the MUA's right to represent "waterside workers" employed by the construction contractor for the Darwin Harbour facilities being built as part of INPEX's major Ichthys LNG project.
A candidate seeking to run a team against the current international flight attendants union leadership will be given a copy of the union's membership contact details if she agrees to undertakings, an FWC full bench has ruled.
Previous warnings for foul language meant dismissal was fair; No laughing matter: FWC upholds sacking for lewd s-xual assault joke; Coles manager was "skating on thin ice"; Fair to sack teacher who took student home; $5,000 penalty for failing to pay dismissal compensation; and Employee’s lawyer to pay 75% of employer's costs.
The FWC has rejected a multinational's application for security for costs, but has granted legal representation because of an intervention order that precludes interaction between the employee and the employer's most senior manager in Australia
Prior employee misconduct that did not result in dismissal but demonstrates a "pattern of unacceptable behaviour" must be considered when determining unfair dismissal cases, a Fair Work Commission full bench has ruled.
The Fair Work Commission has today imposed a 35-day cooling-off period at Patrick's container terminals in four cities, halting strikes scheduled for Monday and Tuesday.
In what is understood to be the first test of a Fair Work Act provision permitting incorporation of external documents into an enterprise agreement, the Federal Court has rejected an employer's claim that it wasn't bound by an incentive payment scheme struck in 2009.
