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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Leaders of the CFMEU's militant construction division are looking to ride out the backwash from the Heydon Royal Commission, with all incumbent states secretaries expected to re-nominate in coming weeks for new four-year terms.
The IEU has underlined one of the challenges facing initiators of equal pay cases, revealing that three years after it joined United Voice and the AEU in seeking equal remuneration orders for early childhood educators, it is struggling to identify a "comparator" profession.
An executive has failed in a court bid to find that an indemnity clause in his employment contract meant he wasn't liable for a $30,000 indemnity costs order, awarded due to his unmeritorious claims.
The NSW IRC has reserved its decision on whether the employer organisation that led the fight against the RSRT has standing to seek to to exempt its members from legislation extending minimum rates for owner-drivers and contractors throughout NSW.
