An FWC full bench has quashed a finding that BHP Coal unfairly dismissed an employee due to shortcomings in procedural fairness, after finding it reasonable for the company to have "leanings or inclinations" on sanctions to apply when its investigation indicated the worker had engaged in serious misconduct.
The Heydon Royal Commission has recommended that the Turnbull Government introduce special legislation to disqualify officers of the CFMEU who are deemed by Parliament to be not to be fit and proper persons, while stopping short of recommending the union's deregistration.
New analysis of recently-released ABS data shows that the decline in union membership has resumed and the reduction in density has accelerated, according to Griffith University's Professor David Peetz.
90% of agreement approval applications to be "triaged" next year; Low-paid women more likely than men to change jobs, employers; Trolley contractor "knowingly involved" in underpayments; and Assistance package for displaced Bluescope Steel workers
The Federal Court has expressed frustration that fines imposed on the CFMEU are not having a sufficient deterrent effect, with the union having breached workplace laws on more than 100 occasions since 2003.
The Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal's first major order imposes ground-breaking obligations on the hirers of owner-drivers and participants in the supply chain.
FWC upholds dismissal of worker who abused HR manager; "Severely deficient" procedures made dismissal unfair; Airport officer sacked for allegedly lying about carpark injuries to be reinstated; Kindergarten teacher's sacking harsh despite failing to notice boys' great escape; Removalist unfairly sacked for refusing "unreasonable" directions; and FWC lambasts employment advisors over unfair dismissal.
HR manager can effectively represent employer; HR's inexperience with Australian IR laws not enough to warrant legal representation; and FWC rules lawyer of little assistance where case law "well known" to Commission.
The Productivity Commission's final report on the IR system has made new recommendations for transfers of business, so that existing arrangements would not move to new employers.
