A FWC presidential member has lauded the Secure Jobs' compulsory post-PABO conferences that enable the Commission to "jumpstart" and accelerate bargaining, while at the same time reducing the incentive for unions to take industrial action.
A Logie-winning TV producer cannot proceed with an anti-bullying claim because the organisation he volunteered for "disenrolled" him after "s-xist and vitriolic" comments were posted in a Facebook group he administered.
The Western Mine Workers Association is taking its first step towards forcing BHP to the bargaining table for its Pilbara port operations, as it works to bolster union power in the iron ore supply chain.
Burger chain Grill'd has resumed bargaining for a new national deal as the SDA continues to seek termination of its existing agreement and celebrates the axing of a franchisee's 2014 deal.
The FWC has refused to order the UWU to stop picketing that has allegedly blocked access to a major baking supplier's manufacturing facility, finding that it had not impeded bargaining and that the employer produced no evidence of its economic impact.
The NSW Government has scrapped contentious proposals in a workers compensation bill to be introduced today requiring employees to secure an IRC ruling before claiming for harassment-related psychological injuries, while adding "excessive work demands" as a new compensable cause.
Just 6% of clerical workers who seek WFH arrangements are knocked back by their employer, according to a new Swinburne University study commissioned by the FWC as part of the work from home test case.
The nurses union says NSW health workers and women will be most disadvantaged by proposed workers compensation changes making it "almost impossible" to claim for psychological injuries, while the NSW Bar Association is urging parliamentarians to reject it and demand a "substantive review".
A FWC bench has emphasised the tribunal's need to properly scrutinise proposed agreements in finding that a senior tribunal member failed to follow principles of open justice when refusing to provide a union with the names of applicants for a mining services deal ultimately found to be a sham.
A senior FWC member has attributed a "de-skilling" and decline in competencies of IR practitioners to a lack of investment by employers and a loss of training pathways within unions after a long decline in density.
