The Federal Court has slugged a wharfie almost $10,000 for telling a colleague "You'll end up dead dog" if he kept escorting on-hire workers through a lawful picket during a strike at Fremantle port in 2021.
The first lawful industrial action in more than 30 years in the Pilbara will begin next week, with ETU members on a crucial BHP power network launching work bans.
The FWC has warned that unions must be able to demonstrate that majority support petitions, surveys and vote data have been "properly obtained, stored and protected", in a ruling rejecting a MSD bid at BHP's iron ore operations because it could not verify information that the ETU converted into an Excel spreadsheet.
The High Court has today refused BHP's bid to overturn a full Federal Court ruling that upheld same-job, same-pay orders against its OS in-house labour hire subsidiaries.
Adero Law says a class action accusing Kmart of failing to pay salaried managers for actual hours worked, including while at home, will test whether it has "adopted in practice" lessons drawn from underpayments cases targeting Coles and Woolworths.
The FWC has granted a rare order to suspend protected industrial action already under way due to its effect on a third party, finding ETU work bans would result in a 12-month delay to a key element of Queensland's $7 billion Cross River Rail project.
The FWC has ordered a Catholic school to reinstate the partner of a convicted murderer who became involved in publicity about her case, finding the employer failed to give him clear written directions and properly inform him of the cumulative reasons for his dismissal.
Host seeks freeze on poultry SJSP; Maher retains IR for second Malinauskas innings; Reminder: GenAI feedback due on Friday; Paid agents code submissions due tomorrow; and CPSU seeking 5% or CPI in APS.
A FWC expert panel has determined to immediately hear the TWU and ARTIO's urgent "industry emergency application" to fast-track relief for truck drivers dealing with Middle East war-related fuel price spikes, while it has scheduled further expedited hearings for Friday and Monday.
