A company that chose not to participate in unfair dismissal proceedings because it was named incorrectly in the initial claim it was served has failed in its FWA full bench appeal.
The CFMEU is calling for the Federal Government to change the Fair Work Act to make employers liable for setting-up sham contracting arrangements, in a research paper released today.
The WA Government has told FWA's minimum wages panel it would be sustainable to award an increase of $15.70 a week that keeps pace with inflation and the SA Government is supporting a rise of $15.40 to $20.50, while Queensland is in favour of a "moderate" but unspecified increase and Victoria is urging "a measured approach".
The National Retail Association has called on FWA's wage review panel to allow retail and fast food employers to deduct from any minimum wage rise the labour cost increases that flowed from award modernisation.
Unions have telegraphed that they will use next year's reviews of minimum wages and modern awards to push for the restoration of relativities in award classifications for skilled workers.
A company genuinely made redundant its human resources manager when it restructured its HR function and devolved responsibilities to a lower-paid HR coordinator and line managers, Fair Work Australia has found.
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A company breached the good faith bargaining rules when it failed to inform all employee bargaining representatives about changes it made to its proposed agreement after employees voted it down, Fair Work Australia has ruled.
