The federal government has introduced a bill to close the gap that led to last year's Federal Court finding that two ships engaged in laying gasfield pipelines off the Western Australian coast were not within the Australian migration zone and their overseas employees therefore didn't need 457 visas.
Last month's Warrell v Walton Federal Court judgment has had immediate repercussions for legal representation in the Fair Work Commission, with major law firm Ashurst thrown out of an unfair dismissal case yesterday.
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The importance of employee evidence in an application for approval of an agreement that only marginally passes the BOOT has been demonstrated in a decision by the Fair Work Commission to knock back a fast food deal.
A manager at an actuarial consulting firm specialising in superannuation services who looked after more than $100 million in funds has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission he is eligible to pursue an unfair dismissal claim.
The Fair Work Commission picked up the speed in handing down reserved decisions in April, following a drop off in March, but is still falling short of the benchmarks set by the President for the 2012/13 financial year.
The Victorian Supreme Court has dismissed a bid by a former partner of major labour law firm Maurice Blackburn for damages for bullying she claims caused her psychiatric injuries after returning from maternity leave, in a case that highlights the pressure lawyers face when juggling heavy caseloads and family responsibilities.
A former Ramsay Health Care Australia employee dismissed for performance issues has failed in a series of attempts to use unfair dismissal and adverse action applications as a vehicle to raise her concerns about "doctored" hospital statistics.
