The High Court might be required to adjudicate on whether employers can sack employees for breaching "good conduct" policies without falling foul of the Fair Work Act's adverse action provisions, after the CFMEU resolved to appeal an important full Federal Court judgment.
The former federal Labor Government's new bullying regime and right of entry amendments are just some of its IR changes that will take effect from January 1 next year, four months after it lost office.
In a significant decision, a Federal Court full court has found that the Victorian Government didn't breach adverse action and coercion laws by enforcing its building code against Lend Lease and Eco Recyclers.
Crown Melbourne's dealers have won immediate pay rises of up to 18%, under the latest enterprise agreement covering the casino group's 4500 hospitality workers.
Abbott hints at compromise on paid parental leave; Wages to rise by 2.75% annually over next two years, says Treasury; RBA governor says "pro-productivity" changes the path to higher real incomes; Sasse appointed chief of Bluestone; RSRT outlines its agenda; Video now available for FWC's latest workplace lecture; and IPA director new Human Rights Commissioner.
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency says the new mandatory reports that employers of 100-plus employees must submit on April 1 next year will be "significantly easier and quicker to complete" than those under the previous regime. Meanwhile, the WGEA is relaunching its employer of choice accreditation scheme.
The FWC is going ahead with its review of the CFMEU's right of entry practices after dismissing the union's arguments that it has no jurisdiction to conduct a "preliminary investigation" and is denying it natural justice.
A clinical pharmacist has established that a NSW public hospital indirectly discriminated against him on the basis of race because pharmacists from an Arabic background could not meet promotion criteria.
