A court has rebuked and ordered costs against a barrister who has already been subject to a personal costs order and "trenchant criticism" from several judges over her handling of an employee's general protections claim.
A Fair Work Commission full bench has upheld an appeal by the CFMEU's mining and energy division over workers' entitlement to wages and allowances during protected industrial action at a NSW coal mine in 2012.
Lawyers have told the Productivity Commission that its proposals to end tenure for new FWC appointees and to subject members to performance reviews would undermine the umpire's independence, while raising concern about a suggestion that only non-lawyers should determine matters in the proposed minimum standards division.
PC inquiry might "improve perceptions" of IR system, says IMF; ACT DPP offers no evidence against CFMEU official accused of blackmail; WGEA highlights CBA efforts to close gender pay gap; Surgeons apologise for toxic culture; Case against former TWU leader transferred to WA; FWC confirms timetable for minimum wage review; and Government must act on visa worker exploitation, says Labor.
A Victorian Police task force is undertaking a criminal investigation into the activities of former HSU national secretary Kathy Jackson while at the union, the Heydon Royal Commission revealed today.
The journalist sacked by SBS over controversial Anzac Day tweets will still have his day in court after his legal team abandoned his initial adverse action claim due to the limits of state anti-discrimination laws.
The standard absorption clause will no longer form a part of modern awards, with a five-member full bench ruling that it has served its purpose as a transitional tool.
The FWC has blocked an attempt by maintenance workers servicing mining giant Anglo Coal's Queensland operations to nominate multiple bargaining agents.
The Heydon Royal Commission will examine whether CFMEU construction and general division NSW branch secretary Brian Parker received secret commissions or benefits from construction companies or subcontractors, counsel assisting told a hearing this morning.
At the National Reform Summit in Canberra today, the ACTU will urge the Turnbull Government to adopt measures to boost multifactor and capital productivity, arguing that labour productivity has been growing and "is not the problem".
