Global construction giant Bechtel has warned it might lock-out workers who take protected industrial action in pursuit of more "family friendly" rosters at the massive Curtis Island LNG projects in Queensland.
Employers cannot notify employees of a vote to approve an enterprise agreement at the same time as providing the ballot papers, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
A senior TWU official has acknowledged spending only minimal time on the superannuation work his branch charged industry super fund TWUSUPER some $90,000 a year to perform, but the former head of the fund's trustee defended the arrangement before the Heydon Royal Commission today.
Tasmania's lower house has passed the Hodgman Government's extraordinary legislation curtailing rights to incite or engage in workplace-disrupting pickets and protests, and imposing a mandatory three-month prison sentence for repeat offenders.
The FWC has criticised managers at John Holland's former Tullamarine Airport aircraft maintenance division for failing to take into account a licensed aircraft engineer's mental health issues when they sacked him for misconduct.
The Federal Circuit Court has found it has the discretion to make costs orders against lawyers in industrial matters, despite the absence of any such power in the Fair Work Act.
Wrong email address not enough to knock out application; Ongoing support for self-represented FWC parties; and Ryan to take on Disability Commissioner role.
Employees of a regional licensed club will have access to six days compassionate leave per year under a new enterprise agreement that recognises that most bereavements involve the workers travelling long distances to grieve and attend funerals.
Employers seeking to make greenfields agreements for new projects will need to ensure they haven't employed any workers "necessary" for the enterprise, a Fair Work Commission full bench has confirmed today.
A Fair Work Commission full bench majority has found that an employee of The Body Shop did not breach her employment contract by working as an independent contractor for another retailer, and was unfairly dismissed when she refused to terminate the engagement.
