Unions have called off today's planned industrial action on Chevron's Gorgon LNG project after the CFMEU, AMWU and ETU reached an in-principle agreement with CB&I on a deal which they say will set a "new precedent" for FIFO rosters.
A full Federal Court has today dismissed a union appeal against an FWC decision that allows for agreements beyond their nominal expiry date to be terminated during the bargaining process.
Caltex has staunchly defended its retail franchising systems as the SDA continues to receive a stream of complaints about conditions in franchise convenience stores around Australia.
An FWC decision to refuse an enterprise agreement because an employer incorrectly referred to the Fair Work Commission as "Fair Work Australia" has been quashed by a full bench.
With the penalty rates review set to kick off next week, Justice Iain Ross today released a statement containing objections from both unions and employer groups to certain lay and expert evidence in the hospitality sector.
Peak employer and employee groups have warned the Fair Work Commission to tread carefully in its proposal to insert a standardised time-off-in-lieu term into all modern awards.
A telephone intercept played to the Heydon Royal Commission today referred to a former CFMEU organiser in the ACT, Halafihi "Fihi" Kivalu as having "touched" an employer for payments.
Radiation therapy scientists transferred from Sydney's RPA Hospital to a new private not-for-profit cancer treatment centre have today reached an in-principle agreement after they rejected higher pay rises in favour of keeping public sector conditions for future employees.
Uber employment case raises questions for contractor marketplaces; Rio loses argument on GST credits for employee housing; Bluescope and unions to work on cost saving plan with FWC help.
