The Productivity Commission, in its final report on the IR system today, says the FWC should be broken up into two bodies, with the new institution to determine minimum wages and awards.
A labour hire company will not have to pay a long service charge for specialist electricians it supplies to a switchboard manufacturer, after a court ruling that the employees are involved in manufacturing rather than electrical work.
The Heydon Royal Commission has confirmed it will deliver its final report - which will run to "several volumes" - to the Federal Government by the end of the year.
A construction company - which came to the attention of the Heydon Royal Commission for paying AWU membership fees on behalf of employees, even if they were not members - has been ordered to pay $1.3 million in damages after admitting it failed to prevent a female labourer being s-xually harassed and bullied by her workmates.
The MUA is considering its legal options after failing in its bid to challenge the validity of the temporary voyage licence granted to Alcoa, which the union maintains is allowing the company to replace Australian maritime workers with overseas crews.
The NSW government will legalise the Uber riding sharing business while providing a $250 million support package for existing holders of taxi licences.
Some 30,000 Victorian public sector employees will receive pay rises of 3.25% a year and 20 days a year of paid domestic violence leave under an in-principle four-year deal struck between the Andrews Government and CPSU Victoria.
The Federal Police are evaluating allegations that the chief-of-staff to the ACT Police Minister, Joy Burch, briefed CFMEU leader Dean Hall about a top-level meeting with police.
An employer took unlawful adverse action against its general manager who complained about her employment and a paucity of maternity leave options when it encouraged employees to provide negative feedback about her managerial skills and performance that it then used to justify sacking her, a court has found.
