Ahead of a ministerial reshuffle expected on Monday, Workplace Relations Minister Eric Abetz has made his first appointments to the Fair Work Commission.
FSU national secretary Fiona Jordan says the union's national executive breached its collective agreement and "trade union values" when it made its HR manager redundant without notice this week.
A former Mirvac Queensland manager gave approval to provide materials and tradespeople for a house being built by a State secretary of the BLF, the Heydon Royal Commission has heard.
A salesperson hauled over the coals after attending his first callout as a volunteer firefighter could not argue he was exercising a workplace right, because he failed to comply with his employer's instructions to attend only major emergencies and to notify his expected duration of leave, a court has ruled.
A group of Senate crossbenchers is set to agree on limited changes to the Fair Work Act, including providing a mechanism for breaking bargaining deadlocks on greenfields agreements.
The NSW Court of Criminal Appeal has today rejected a bid by imprisoned former HSU leader Michael Williamson to have his sentence reduced, meaning he is set to serve out a five-year non-parole period.
The CFMEU has launched legal action against the Australian Federal Police, alleging that police attached to the Heydon Royal Commission conducted an unlawful raid on its offices last month.
The ACTU has fired its first salvo at new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, calling on him to stop the Coalition's "attacks" on conditions such as penalty rates and paid parental leave.
Employers will have the right under 70 modern awards to direct workers to take annual leave if they have accruals exceeding eight weeks, an FWC full bench confirmed today.
