The federal government is planning to end what it claims is "double-dipping" when 20,000 working parents each year receive their full paid parental leave entitlements from both their employer and the public purse, but leading IR academics say the two payments are intended to be complementary.
The Fair Work Commission's inquiry into the HSU's recent troubles with entry permit applications, first aired in the Heydon Royal Commission, is nearing its conclusion.
An FWC full bench has rejected a "well-resourced" company's argument that the complexity of an unfair dismissal case required that it be represented by a lawyer.
The FWC has granted rare extensions of time for workers to lodge their unfair dismissal claims, after accepting that their legal representatives were responsible for delays.
Uncertainty remains as to whether electricity distributor Essential Energy can shift some managers and senior technical employees onto individual contracts, despite a FWC full bench overruling an earlier "scope" decision.
A full Federal Court has ruled inadmissible "agreed" penalties put forward by the Fair Work Ombudsman for unions' breaches of the BCII Act during a 2011 sham contracting campaign that targeted Brisbane building sites.
A leading silk has told a gathering of major employers that the federal government should adopt the Harper competition review's recommendation to outlaw agreement clauses that limit employers' use of contractors and labour hire employees.
In the latest chapter in the Boral and Grocon stoush with the CFMEU, the High Court will next Friday decide whether to grant the union special leave to challenge a ruling that the tort of intimidation is a part of Australian common law.
One of Australia's largest unions, United Voice, is again looking for a national secretary after the departure of David O'Byrne, who has only held the job for about a year.
