An employer has successfully defended an employee's unfair dismissal claim after showing it reasonably believed he fraudulently overstated his working hours and that it sacked him in accordance with the Fair Dismissal Code.
Workplace Relations Minister Senator Chris Evans has today ruled out requiring employers to financially contribute to training apprentices, rejecting a key recommendation of a new report on the training and apprenticeship system.
ALP elders call for union member opt-in; Matter ‘too complex’ for Coles to argue: FWA; CFMEU misled workers during "relaxed workplace debate": court; and FWA wage review consultations heading for the regions
The scope for costs orders against employers under the Fair Work Act's s611 is narrower than under the equivalent provision in the Workplace Relations Act, Fair Work Australia has ruled.
Combet appeals to AWU to back climate change efforts; Labor and unions share belief in opportunity, says Gillard; Poo-shovelling jobs prepared me for long years in Opposition, says Swan; AWU to seek agreement clauses dealing with "family violence"; and AWU-MUA alliance getting recruitment runs on the board, says second in charge.
An employer's proposal to negotiate an agreement with its in-house consultative committee misled employees about their rights and breached the Fair Work Act's notice requirements, Fair Work Australia has ruled.
Incorrect government advice usually an exceptional circumstance: full bench; TNT rejects TWU "corporate thuggery" claim; LHMU name change gets the green light; and Government seeks briefing on 457 visa breaches.
In a decision sure to be appealed, Fair Work Australia has confirmed that unions facing an employer that refuses to bargain don’t have to seek a majority support order or jump other hurdles before asking members to authorise industrial action.
