An architectural firm that chose to dismiss a domestic violence victim rather than her partner and colleague has been ordered to pay $27,500 for unfair dismissal.
A full Federal Court has confirmed that annual leave owed to workers on termination of employment must be paid out at the same rate they would have received had they taken it while still working.
The FWBC has challenged on "general integrity" grounds the granting of an unconditional entry permit to the CFMEU construction and general division Queensland branch secretary Michael Ravbar, telling an FWC full bench he is vicariously liable for conduct by his officials that has attracted close to $1m in penalties.
A Roy Morgan Research subsidiary plans to take to the High Court its claim that payments to contractors should be taken to include all award entitlements, after a failed full court appeal that director Gary Morgan says has "massive implications" for other companies.
Employers and workers shouldn't need a history lesson or have to engage a paid advocate to understand awards, an FWC full bench has said, in a spirited defence of the objectives of the award modernisation process.
A senior FWC member has considered whether the tribunal should take into account a union's "poor history of compliance" and its "large number of contraventions" when it determines whether an official is a "fit and proper person" to hold an entry permit.
An FWC full bench has ruled that a Catholic school religious education coordinator charged with criminal offences wasn't dismissed, because child protection legislation rendered "impermissible" his continued employment.
AMMA says it is yet to hear back from Opposition Leader Bill Shorten on its proposal to introduce major project agreements lasting eight years or "the entire construction phase" and "continuity of supply" agreements that would enable parties to extend five-year agreements by another two without the risk of industrial action.
A tribunal has found a male post office manager repeatedly s-xually harassed a female employee physically, verbally and via SMS, notes and a Valentine's Day card, before likening her to a Lamborghini sitting in a garage that he no longer wanted if he couldn't drive it.
