Four building employees who lost their jobs as a result of what Abigroup argued were "plain vanilla" redundancies have made successful unfair dismissal claims, with FWA finding the company should have tried to redeploy them in one of its other divisions.
A Federal Court judge has looked behind the "stated" or "professed" reasons for a Rio Tinto subsidiary's decision against engaging a fixed-term employee at the end of his initial 12-month contract and ordered it to offer him a permanent job, after uncovering the "actual" reasons, which included his industrial activism and complaints and inquiries about workplace practices.
FWA's President, Justice Iain Ross, has revealed new timeliness benchmarks that will require members to deliver most rulings within eight weeks of reserving a decision.
The Federal Government has failed to convince Fair Work Australia to take a "high threshold" approach to the modern award review, by undertaking a "fresh assessment of modern awards" that was "unencumbered" by historical AIRC decision-making.
In an important ruling on the interpretation of discrimination prohibitions in IR statutes, a Federal Court full court has found that it isn't sufficient to merely establish "different" treatment, as adverse impact also has to be proven.
Increases to award minimum rates, the streamlining of the permanent employer-sponsored visa progr and the establishment of the new Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal are among changes taking effect from Saturday, July 1.
The Productivity Commission is seeking feedback on whether assessment and selection of default funds should be conducted by an expert panel – similar to the minimum wage panel - within FWA, or alternatively an expert panel outside the tribunal.
FWA releases modern award review draft timetable; Jackson still without salary, considers running in NSW; and Employer might appeal FWA's arbitration powers ruling.
