The FWC has again refused to suppress the names of an employer and workers facing allegations of bullying, finding that the principle of open justice meant it shouldn't make confidentiality orders.
A parliamentary committee has warned that a gap in safety legislation is exposing fly-in, fly-out workers to bullying and other risks at their accommodation facilities, and has accused Rio Tinto of "underplaying" the impact of FIFO work on mental health.
The Fair Work Commission is reviewing long-standing exemptions that allow the CFMEU's mining and energy division to conduct its own elections, after a complaint about past ballots in its Queensland district.
Victoria's new Labor Government is poised to sack the board of Ambulance Victoria as it prepares to implement sweeping IR changes, as foreshadowed in its election platform.
A confectionery company's direction to its production workers to shift their jobs 34km across Sydney's southern suburbs breached their rights under their enterprise agreements and employment contracts, a FWC full bench has ruled today.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has partially backed away from his earlier refusal to interfere in the workplace deal for Australian Defence Force members, announcing today he has restored cuts to allowances but left the sub-inflation pay increase intact.
The Heydon Royal Commission will omit any reference to allegations made by Melbourne builder Andrew Zaf against the CFMEU from its interim report after agreeing to investigate last-minute evidence that challenged it.
The Federal Government has further tightened its construction IR code and warned, on the eve of the Victorian election, that states that don't agree to apply it to infrastructure projects will not receive Commonwealth funding.
There is nothing inherently wrong with a "start up" business making with a small group of workers an enterprise agreement that will later cover a much larger number and a wider range of jobs, but it will need to pass the "better off overall test" for those future employees as well as the existing ones, a FWC full bench has confirmed.
