A Fair Work Commission full bench has split over the treatment of a long-serving worker dismissed after his work demands exacerbated a previous injury, with one tribunal member describing the majority decision to dismiss his appeal as "manifestly unjust".
A HR manager has been fined more than $1,000 by the Federal Circuit Court for the part she played in her employer's provision of insufficient notice when dismissing an injured employee.
The Federal Circuit Court has ruled a bank took unlawful adverse action by dismissing a "smart arse" analyst during his three-month probationary period, partly because he complained about the workplace culture and his supervisor.
The AWU did not want a trade-off for lower wages for cleaners being mentioned in the same document that dealt with employer payment of union memberships, the Heydon Royal Commission has heard.
FWC Vice President Michael Lawler has used a secretly-recorded phone conversation with tribunal president Iain Ross to challenge his claim that he never said the besieged member had an unlimited entitlement to sick leave.
Ahead of FWC Vice President Michael Lawler's appearance on Four Corners this evening, Employment Minister Michaelia Cash has appointed a former Federal Court judge to conduct the independent review of his conduct that she announced last week.
Teys Australia has discontinued its High Court special leave application that involved a long-running dispute with the AMIEU over approval of an enterprise agreement.
A blackmail charge against CFMEU official Johnny Lomax has been dismissed, with the Crown ordered to pay legal costs in the case before the ACT Magistrate's Court.
A background paper for Victoria's labour hire inquiry is seeking feedback by late November on the effects of a legislated licensing scheme on labour suppliers.
Fair Work Commission Vice President Michael Lawler insists there is "absolutely nothing wrong" with him taking leave to work on the legal defence of his partner, former HSU leader Kathy Jackson, against "unjust attacks".
