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Bench refuses to stop action on safety grounds, says employer has options

A FWA full bench has taken into account the defensive measures available to an employer facing protected action in refusing to end protected industrial action on community safety grounds.

AiG challenges Victorian electrical contracting deal

The AiG is challenging key provisions in last year's deal between the ETU (Victorian branch) and NECA for the State's electrical contracting industry - including on adverse action grounds.

Cartwright to retire from FWA

Senior FWA member Rob Cartwright will retire from Fair Work Australia on March 31, after a decade on the bench.

Incorrect naming didn't invalidate dismissal claim: FWA

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.

FWA denies employer permission to be represented by lawyer

Fair Work Australia has rejected an employer's bid for legal representation in an unfair dismissal case in which the employee was unrepresented.

CFMEU launches pseudo-contracting offensive; seeks changes to Act

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.

WA and SA back $15-plus minimum rates rise

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".

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