Fair Work Australia, rather than the AEC, is required to ensure the group of employees eligible to participate in a protected action ballot have been properly identified, a full bench of the tribunal has found.
A NSW takeaway shop owner has been ordered to pay more than $63,000 in damages, lost wages and costs to an employee it discriminated against on the basis of her gender and disability. Meanwhile, a court has dismissed an production worker's claim that he was sacked due to a temporary absence as a result of falling ill.
Fair Work Australia has closed its Brisbane office until further notice after it was claimed by the city's major flood, while the Federal Court won't re-open its Brisbane registry until Monday.
A Fair Work Australia full bench majority has ordered the reinstatement of a mining worker who had 28 years of exemplary service, ruling that his sacking over a safety breach was "manifestly harsh".
In a crucial ruling on the ability of unions to put pressure on employers who refuse to bargain, a Fair Work Australia full bench majority has found the TWU had the right to pursue a protected action ballot action before bargaining commenced, and had no obligation to first seek a majority support declaration.
Fair Work Australia has waived a worker's unfair dismissal application fee for the first time under the Fair Work Act, after he challenged the earlier refusal by a delegate of the President.
A Fair Work Australia full bench majority has ruled it is reasonable for an employer to require a union organiser to meet with workers in a training room near managers' offices.
