Reactions to KPMG's report on FWA's investigation into the HSU have ranged from disappointment to calls for a judicial inquiry, but principal investigator Terry Nassios maintains that extra resources would not have made a substantial difference to the timeframe.
KPMG has found there were significant flaws in FWA's investigation into the HSU and made a series of recommendations that general manager Bernadette O'Neill has committed to adopting, but it did not find any signs of interference in the process.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard tells employers enterprise bargaining is best model to drive productivity; and Attorney-General Nicola Roxon announces Stephen Gageler as Australia's 49th High Court judge.
Fast food giants KFC and Pizza Hut are now relying on the modern awards review to deliver relief from safety net penalty rates after failing to convince the Federal Court to overturn FWA's decision to terminate their enterprise awards.
Child care worker who smelled of alcohol loses dismissal case; Melbourne public transport disrupted by industrial action today; and Slipper withdraws allegation to head off constitutional challenge delay
The risks for employers in stringing out dismissal processes involving serious misconduct have been demonstrated in a case involving a NT parole officer who failed to disclose during her recruitment that her husband was a parolee.
A FWA Full Bench has considered the relationship between the unfair dismissal genuine redundancy exclusion and the requirement to consider whether a valid reason for termination exists, in an appeal which reduced a compensation payout by more than 80 percent.
A contractual clause which prohibited a company's founder from working with a competitor for two years after his resignation has survived another challenge, with a Full Court of the Federal Court ruling it to be reasonable to protect the business.
IR ministers discuss review report; Vacation pay not implied term; Melbourne public transport disruption looms; TWU directions appeal fails; and Club functions manager wins dismissal compensation.
