A senior solicitor who is the director of the AI Group's law firm, Ai Group Legal, has the right to represent employers without seeking leave, because he is also the employer organisation's in-house lawyer, a FWC full bench has ruled.
Sydney identity George Alex returns to the witness box at the Heydon Royal Commission today after denying earlier this week that he has ever paid kickbacks to CFMEU officials.
An official from the MUA's militant WA branch, Will Tracey, has been elected to a key national role with the union, after pledging to bring a tough approach in "difficult times".
A new FWC ruling indicates that union officials seeking entry permits might have to demonstrate that they have recently received training on their rights and obligations.
A HR manager could face penalties after a court found she was involved in her employer's contravention of the Fair Work Act when it provided notice to an employee that fell two days short of the statutory requirement.
The Federal Court has refused an employer's bid to knock out a sex discrimination claim from a senior chemical engineer who says she was treated less favourably than junior males, who were given opportunities ahead of her.
The human resources expertise available to a franchisee company from a franchisor can't be taken into account when the FWC is considering, during unfair dismissal cases, whether the absence of dedicated HR skills influenced the employer's procedures, the Commission has ruled.
The FWC has issued an AMIEU official and bipolar sufferer a conditional entry permit after confirming conditions can be imposed to satisfy the "fit and proper person" test.
Fair Work Commission Vice President Michael Lawler was involved in a 2012 discussion with NSW police about their investigation into the HSU, according to an affidavit filed with the Federal Court.
