The Heydon Royal Commission will investigate the interaction between union leaders and the ALP, as its inquiries take a more political turn in its second year.
A Fair Work Commission full bench has acceded, despite opposition from employees and the RTBU, to a bid by Australia's largest rail freight operator, Aurizon, to terminate a dozen enterprise agreements that have nominally expired.
A senior public servant has lost his challenge to a Fair Work Commission finding that his department was performance-managing rather than bullying him.
A Fair Work Commission full bench has rejected an employer's appeal against an award coverage ruling, saying it might be "inappropriate" to use the "substantial character" approach to determining which modern award applies.
A senior FWC member has found that "extraordinary" circumstances justified the tribunal accepting a sacked employee's late unfair dismissal claim, while urging the employer to settle to avoid "further criticism and embarrassment for its conduct" and panning its law firm's role in the case.
The Abbott Government has called for Federal Opposition leader Bill Shorten to reject a union push for greater access to the financial details of employers during bargaining.
ASX 100 company Asciano has sufficient internal legal and HR resources to be able to represent itself in the IR tribunal rather than rely on external lawyers, a Fair Work Commission full bench has ruled.
The NSW Business Chamber has formally applied for the Fair Work Commission to introduce new rules in modern awards covering more than 500,000 micro businesses that employ fewer than five workers.
Law firm Minter Ellison will earn about $17 million from providing legal services to the Heydon Royal Commission, which will resume public hearings on Thursday.
A union organiser has failed to convince a court that a HSU branch sacked her because she had failed to join a preferred Labor Party faction or because of presumption that she was a lesbian or bis-xual.
