In the wake of the wave of corruption allegations in the construction sector, the Victorian Government has introduced a new bill that aims to empower its wage inspectorate to receive complaints about the building industry.
The Federal Court has refused to knock out an ETU claim that an employer fraudulently withheld information from the FWC when seeking approval for a new deal, allegedly concealing that the bulk of those voting had been engaged solely to take part in the ballot.
A FWC full bench has emphatically quashed a deputy president's decision to bin a worker's unfair dismissal application with five hours' notice just two days before Christmas, finding he misapplied the Commission's powers and "misapprehended" the facts.
Wharfies have voted up what the MUA has hailed as the "best ever" agreement with Qube after an acrimonious campaign against the backdrop of the union's court case alleging the stevedore unlawfully deducted millions in "gap" payments from members' remuneration.
The SDA says Federal Labor's multi-employer agreement stream has opened the way for Chemist Warehouse's highly-feminised, award-dependent workforce to bargain collectively when they previously had "no realistic path".
Pharmacists will receive a 14.1% pay boost after a much-anticipated ruling by a FWC expert panel that scrutinised gender undervaluation, while employees under four other awards covering health professionals, disability services and daycare will have to wait for increases of up to 35% as questions of funding and new classifications are further investigated.
The FWC has found that a company director fell below the high-income cap because he reduced his pay through "wage loans" when the business struggled and the loans amounted to debts rather than earnings, or payments that could not be determined in advance.
The FWC has thrown out a UFU bid for dispute orders forcing Fire Rescue Victoria to "take sides" and reveal its role in a report to Victoria's Parliament that criticises an agreement clause requiring union consultation and "consensus" before implementing change.
Members of the CFMEU's manufacturing division have overwhelmingly voted in favour of separating their affairs from those of the broader union and creating the standalone Timber, Furnishing and Textiles Union.
