Fair Work Commission general manager Bernadette O'Neill has today asked the Federal Court to "re-enliven" parts of her civil proceedings against former HSU national secretary, Craig Thomson.
A demarcation dispute over coverage of employees at high-end medical equipment manufacturer ResMed Limited will be heard by a FWC full bench, with the AWU and the company opposing the AMWU's bid to extend its eligibility rules.
A state government that lost confidence in its mining warden did not breach his employment contract when it removed him from office, nor did it contravene trade practices laws when it originally offered him the role, a court has ruled.
A senior FWC full bench has moved to clarify the confusion caused by conflicting decisions on whether unions that bargain for non-permitted matters are "genuinely trying to reach an agreement" under the Fair Work Act.
Employers have told the Reserve Bank of Australia that workers appear willing to trade wage growth for greater job security, according to the institution's latest monetary policy statement.
The Fair Work Commission has today refused to issue an entry permit to a union organiser with a criminal record dating back nearly 30 years, finding that his more recent violent behaviour was of "grave concern".
Voting has begun on the ANZ's proposed new national enterprise agreement, with the FSU campaigning hard for the workforce to throw it out and return to the bargaining table.
Honouring one of its election commitments, the Victorian Labor Government will today introduce legislation to abolish the former Coalition Government's anti-picketing laws.
The Fair Work Commission has suspended a CFMEU organiser's right of entry permit for 12 months not long after the Federal Court fined the union $205,100 for entry breaches, in two of a series of prosecutions launched by the FWBC.
The NZ Labour Party has today announced a two-year commission into the future of work, whose brief will include tackling insecure employment and the job losses and opportunities from technological change.
