There were ten applicants on the shortlist for the three Fair Work Australia Commissioner appointments announced in September, Senate Estimates has heard, while DEEWR has also revealed that it has changed the way it recruits tribunal members.
The WA Government has reiterated that it won't be pursuing a Work Choices-style IR regime when it reforms the state system and has confirmed that it will be reducing the size of the state IR tribunal.
Commonwealth Ombudsman Allan Asher has declined a request by ABC Commissioner Leigh Johns to oversee the building watchdog's exercise of its compulsory examination powers under s52 of the BCII Act.
Fair Work Australia is on track to complete its investigations into the HSU by the end of the year but has not yet decided whether it will make its report public, a heated Senate Estimates session heard this morning.
The Fair Work Ombudsman is investigating whether Jetstar entities have breached the Fair Work Act by using foreign-based flight and cabin crew on domestic routes, it confirmed in a Senate Estimates hearing today.
Dismissal decision quashed over HR manager's emails to FWA; Fair to fire "stubborn" driver; FWA upholds prison guard sacking after "unhappy" physical incident; and Centrelink worker with psychological disorder fails to reverse dismissal.
It is "generally unwise" for employers to change the prescribed content in the mandatory notice of representational rights that must be issued before bargaining begins, but a reply "slip" added to the notice by a Sydney metals manufacturer was within the rules, a FWA full bench has found today.
The AWU has gained Fair Work approval for greenfields agreements with the two final bidders for a major tranche of the $5.3 billion Victorian regional rail link project, despite opposition from the CFMEU and other unions.
Don't waffle, let your witness speak and make eye contact, WA IRC Chief Commissioner Tony Beech told a recent forum as he shared his top "tips and tricks" for appearing before an IR tribunal.
