John Holland has rejected an ACTU-brokered deal to settle the demarcation dispute between the CFMEU, AMWU and AWU over the West Gate Bridge and is pressing ahead with its legal bid to secure single-union coverage on the site.
Federal Court rejects John Holland bid to strike out CFMEU challenge; Surprise fall in jobless rate; ABCC should pay more attention to underpaid workers, says CFMEU; and New bargaining laws require wider focus, says lawyer.
Fair Work Australia has set out some pointers for practitioners on when it will grant union applications to extend the 30-day protected action period – and the kind of employer arguments that will sometimes persuade it to do otherwise.
A senior public servant who was demoted over his alleged behaviour at a hotel while on a work trip has successfully challenged his department's investigation into his conduct.
The CFMEU has condemned "loopholes" in sham contracting laws after a Melbourne employer successfully defended allegations it unlawfully told two employees they were contractors, in the first decision on provisions introduced by the Howard Government.
Commission hails "Bluescope" dispute resolution model; Election looms for strife-torn HSU branch; Sydney bar owner repays workers $334,000; Organiser holds on to permit despite entry abuses; TWU's Noonan retires; and Qantas to hire 100 new apprentices
A tribunal full bench has upheld a finding that a public hospital victimised a nurse when it tried to teach her "some sort of lesson" by rostering her in a locked psychiatric ward when she returned from maternity leave after giving birth to her third child, but has overturned her $24,000 damages payout.
Foster's has successfully opposed an LHMU bid for bargaining orders that would have forced it to allow workers at one of its breweries to hold paid mass meetings to discuss their wage negotiations and possible industrial action.
The AMWU and AWU's failure to respond to an employer's revised wages offer made 48 hours before their secret ballot application was listed did not mean they not genuinely trying to reach an agreement, FWA has found. It has also held that the new bargaining regime did not require the unions to disclose the full content of the agreement they were seeking.
Union right to veto deal extensions limited: AIRC; Security guards win 8.5% pay deal; Union gets green light to incorporate award in agreement; and Fair Work Australia research tenders close this week
