A company that dismissed a rigger for working unsafely at height and then allegedly ignoring a supervisor’s instruction to work differently has been ordered to pay him $9000 compensation, after failing to prove he received sufficiently clear directions.
The FSU has failed in its application for modern enterprise awards to cover employees of Australia's four major banks, but has succeeded in gaining approval for a modern enterprise award for the Reserve Bank.
There are "promising" early results from a 12-month pilot program that is seeking to speed-up the appeals process in the FWC and reduce parties' costs, according to the tribunal's president, Justice Iain Ross.
The Fair Work Commission has rejected a labour hire company's application to approve a deal without pay rates or restrictions on hours for its small, self-represented workforce, after granting the CFMEU permission to be heard as a "contradictor".
The former Labor Government's changes to the modern award objective have made it impossible for 24/7 industries such as hospitality to successfully prosecute cases to abolish penalty rates and should be scrapped, according to the peak body for restaurant employers.
A CFMEU construction and general division Queensland branch elected organiser who the Heydon Royal Commission recommended face charges for his part in an alleged unlawful secondary boycott is now awaiting the Fair Work Commission's ruling on his unfair dismissal claim.
Unions are seeking authorisation for industrial action at the massive Gorgon gas project, after workers employed by its largest contractor resoundingly voted down an agreement that would have provided an extra day off in each 35-day roster cycle.
An employer has won the right to urine test its employees for drug use, with the Fair Work Commission saying it chose "saving lives" over privacy in reaching its decision.
The Fair Work Commission has issued a new entry permit to CFMEU construction and general division NSW branch official Sammy Manna, despite concerns about his past conduct.
A manager who tried to "camouflage" unauthorised use of his corporate credit card to buy two cartons of beer for a private work Christmas party has failed to overturn his dismissal.
