Confirming the broad reach of the Fair Work Act's right of entry protections, the Federal Court has ruled that union officials can rely on them when exercising access rights under State and Territory OHS laws.
In the wake of Toyota's announcement yesterday that it will pull out of Australian manufacturing in 2017, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has told Parliament today that unions are to blame for stopping the company and workers from implementing productivity measures last year.
A Qantas manager's failure to seek sufficient HR advice and his close relationship with one of two employees at the centre of an alleged incident meant that his investigation was sufficiently flawed to render the dismissal of a long-serving flight attendant unfair, the Fair Work Commission has found.
A Coles warehouse employee who took home company-supplied Milo to create his own special formula for consumption at work has won his job back after the Fair Work Commission found there was no valid reason for his dismissal.
Toyota Australia's urgent bid to re-open its 2011-15 enterprise agreement will now assume less importance, after the company announced this afternoon it will close its Altona assembly and engine plant by the end of 2017, putting thousands of employees out of work and marking the end of local car manufacturing.
The Abbott Government says it has given former High Court judge Dyson Heydon a broad brief to probe employer behaviour and the role of police in industrial matters in the royal commission announced this afternoon, but the focus of its terms of reference is squarely on union misconduct.
The Federal Circuit Court has awarded a general manager six months' wages after finding no justification for his summary sacking over personal spending on his company credit card.
Courts and tribunals are becoming less forgiving of employees who misuse social media as awareness of the public nature of the various networks grows, a senior employer official has told the IR academics national conference.
The Federal Court has ruled that Qantas had an implied contractual right to ask for more than just a basic medical certificate from a pilot on long-term sick leave, and it was not adverse action to threaten to discipline him for failing to provide information on his prognosis and return to work plans.
Award review heads FWC's 2014 work program; Storm delays Patrick's Port Botany automation plans; and Tribunal backs dismissal of teacher for physical contact with students.
