A Sydney University of Technology academic who was demoted for providing students with exam questions and answers will have another chance to argue the punishment did not fit the crime, after a full Federal Court ruled FWA had not provided reasons for supporting the disciplinary action.
Judge penalises employer for claim against embezzling intestate employee's partner; Victorian workplaces to trial race discrimination and alcohol harm reduction programs; and FWA confirms minimum wage review schedule and program.
Fair Work Australia has agreed with the Fair Work Act review panel that the question of whether annual leave loading is owed on leave paid out on termination of employment would "benefit from legislative clarification".
A Queensland crane logistics employer that failed to take disciplinary action against an employee who head-butted a workmate during a Christmas party has failed to successfully argue that it was justified in later dismissing him for allegedly assaulting another workmate.
The ETU's Victorian branch has won an inquiry into last year's victory by its factional rivals in the election battle for the top national office jobs.
Fair Work Australia has rejected the NUW's bid for minimum engagement periods for casual commercial sales workers, while it has maintained annualised salaries for senior call centre employees, in the latest round of modern award decisions.
FWBC chief executive Leigh Johns has said large building contractors could learn a thing or two from the union movement about solidarity, and has criticised their lack of support for Grocon during the recent Myer Emporium blockade.
Fair Work Act review panel member Dr John Edwards has told an AMMA audience that the answer to restrictive agreement clauses is not to concede them in the first place.
