The Federal Court has criticised the Federal Circuit Court for ignoring a protocol between the two judicial bodies in its decision to transfer a sham contracting matter to it, but will hear the case to avoid a "tennis match".
A company had a valid reason for sacking its sales manager, including the post-employment discovery of pornographic images on his mobile phone, but "substantial" procedural deficiencies made the dismissal unfair, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Further federal public sector industrial action is looming, with the CPSU preparing to apply for a protected action ballot at the 20,000-employee strong Australian Taxation Office.
Law firm Minter Ellison is being paid almost $8 million for its work on the Heydon Royal Commission, while counsel assisting Jeremy Stoljar QC is receiving about $3.4 million.
A Fair Work Commission full bench has cleared the way for a group of workers laid off when their employer lost a major contract to secure severance pay.
The Fair Work Commission has awarded $12,864 compensation to a truck driver sacked for working for one of his employer's clients while on annual leave, holding he had no conflict of interest and didn't have to disclose what he planned to do in his time off.
The CFMEU has struck a new enterprise agreement at a strategic Boral subsidiary working at Sydney's massive Barangaroo project, after taking protected strikes.
A power plant operator who resigned to protect his termination entitlements after failing a workplace drug test was not constructively dismissed, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
A FWC full bench has overturned the suspension of 12 CFMEU officials' entry permits, finding that the original sanctions were not linked to the resolution of an ongoing right of entry dispute but appeared to be punishment for past bad behaviour.
