An FWC full bench has reserved its decision on an appeal by Chevron against the reinstatement of a highly paid safety officer at its Gorgon LNG project over a mistake that could have had "potentially catastrophic consequences".
A subcontractor recorded almost every conversation he had with CFMEU officials in the ACT for several years and kept them in multiple safes, the Heydon Royal Commission has been told.
The Federal Circuit Court has made an interim order for a Grill'd hamburger franchisee to reinstate a worker who was allegedly sacked after complaining about being underpaid.
Former CFMEU official Ben Loakes' claims the union conspired to have him sacked have been rejected by the FWC after it found the official's evidence did not stand up to "any scrutiny".
Construction unions have convinced the ALP national conference to support a wide-ranging crackdown on fly-in, fly-out workforces, including enforceable limits on "high compression rosters", plus bans on "motelling" and "hot bedding".
The AFP have charged a CFMEU official with blackmail, as the police task forces attached to the Heydon Royal Commission broaden their role beyond investigating evidence tendered to the inquiry.
The ALP’s national conference has endorsed a "truth in bargaining" policy that would give the Fair Work Commission the power to determine whether to keep employer information confidential.
The AWU faces a substantial damages bill after the Federal Court ruled today that the union took adverse action against Esso Australia when its members undertook unprotected industrial action in March, including using the action to coerce Esso into changing its bargaining position.
Master Builders Queensland says an "open-ended" clause in the CFMEU's Queensland pattern agreement that obliges employers to pay workers attending four-hour union meetings might leave the industry vulnerable to "costly delays" that emerged under the previous state deal, but the union says many have already signed up.
Victoria's Supreme Court has compelled the CFMEU to give Boral access to documents, including transcripts of interviews by competition watchdog the ACCC, to assist with its multimillion dollar damages claim for the union's bans on its concrete supplies, which will be heard next month.
