The FWC has finally brought the curtain down on a legal secretary's "spiteful" six-year campaign against her sacking, finding her "incredibly patient" employer had a valid reason to dismiss her after she blocked it from assessing her reasons for a lengthy absence.
Mining companies challenging a FWC decision "forcing" them into multi-employer bargaining are accusing the Albanese Government of doing an about-face on assurances they would not be affected by the new legislation.
In a significant ruling on what constitutes a "genuine" effort to reach agreement while bargaining, a FWC full bench has upheld a member's decision to grant a PABO to a union, despite it having met with the employer only once by the time its application came before the tribunal.
A FWC member has refused to be drawn into a dispute between a private rail freight operator and the RTBU over whether a remote locality allowance should be calculated on travel by road or "as the crow flies", concluding that she could not disentangle conflicting versions about its inclusion in an agreement.
Ahead of next month's State election, Queensland's Miles Government has appointed to the IRC a barrister who serves on rugby league and baseball judiciaries.
FWC President Adam Hatcher has appointed the tribunal's sole Newcastle-based member to oversee the Commission's exercise of its new powers under the Net Zero Economy Authority Act to aid a "just transition" for displaced workers in sectors such as mining and energy.
The Federal Court has imposed fines of almost $660,000 on the MEU and five officials for the "sustained and violent abuse" of strike breakers publicly singled out as "scabs" during a 2017-18 dispute at Glencore's Oaky North coal mine in Queensland, while the union must also compensate one of the workers for mental distress.
The Federal Court has granted leave for the Super Retail Group to challenge a limited confidentiality order, with a case management hearing scheduled for Monday.
Corporate regulator ASIC has convinced the Federal Circuit and Family Court to partly suppress details of a general protections application filed by a long-serving employee
