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Bench predicts rush to bargaining after quashing 70-year old award

A company's second bid to modernise a 70-year old award has been stymied by an FWC full bench, despite strong employee support.

NSW union leader Mark Lennon set to step down

Unions NSW secretary Mark Lennon is set to announce that he is stepping down, opening the way for generational change at a key peak union body.

Butt out, smoking ban is reasonable, says FWC

A ban on smoking in the workplace has survived a union challenge after the Fair Work Commission found the policy reasonable because the employer had taken steps to consult with employees and offered support to help them quit.

NUW's poor governance fostered criminal conduct: Inquiry

A "grave failure of governance" within the NUW's NSW branch allowed "apparently criminal conduct" to go undetected for years, according to counsel assisting the Heydon Royal Commission.

More casuals but prospect of longer hours under new Hutchison deal

The new enterprise agreement between Hutchison Ports and the MUA provides for greater use of casual labour and for negotiations on longer working hours as shipping container volumes rise.

New low for private sector pay growth

Trend growth in private sector hourly rates of pay, excluding bonuses, has hit a new record low of 2.1% a year, according to the ABS.

Legal privilege trumps sacked doodler's bid for consultant's report

An employee dismissed for allegedly drawing a p-nis on a workplace incident report has failed to gain access to a consultant's report into a bullying complaint he claims was the reason for his dismissal.

FWC responds to "concerted" targeting of employee

The FWC has reversed disciplinary action against an employee, accepting the CFMEU's argument that her employer unfairly targeted her over work performance issues.

It's bulldust: Tribunal rejects BHP Coal rationale for safety sacking

The FWC has ordered BHP Coal to reinstate an electrician it sacked for rolling his ute after "aggressively steering" it when he hit a patch of bull dust on a "goat track" at a mine site.

BlueScope Port Kembla workers vote up deal to save steelworks

Workers at BlueScope Steel's Port Kembla steelworks have accepted a new enterprise agreement, clearing the way for the plant to stay open.

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