Industrial action looming in Burke's backyard; AI inquiry to consider effects on labour market; Parliamentary committee to consider whether medical marijuana users should be caught by drug tests; Treasury seeking feedback on super tax plan; and White paper outlines broader full employment objective.
New FWC member Oanh Tran invoked lyrics from cinematic showstopper This Is Me during her welcome ceremony, while revealing that she only finally "owned" her refugee family's history as outworkers in a home sweatshop when current ACTU president Michele O'Neil interviewed her for a role at the former textile workers union.
A pre-Christmas waterfront battle between the MUA and container terminal operator DP World kicks off today with a 48-hour strike in Fremantle, which started at 6am WA time, to be followed by a 44-hour stoppage in Melbourne, from noon on Sunday.
Ahead of its appearance before today's Closing Loopholes Bill inquiry hearing in Perth, the AMWU is pushing for the Albanese Government to establish a wage theft tribunal within the FWC, and to specifically include superannuation theft in the pay larceny offence.
A welcome ceremony for the FWC's youngest member has learned about her passion for combat sports and strongman competitions, her pedigree as the daughter of probably the country's first union leader of Asian heritage and her title as "Queen of the PABOs".
Ahead of its appearance tomorrow before the Senate inquiry into the Closing Loopholes Bill, the United Workers Union has urged the Albanese Government to amend the "same-job, same-pay" reforms in the legislation to make them "more efficient and sensible", while it has also warned that thousands of workers won't benefit because the process is too dependent on running cases in the FWC.
The CFMMEU's mining and energy division has asked the Federal Court to establish a new standalone union from December 1, after 98% of members supported its separation from the wider union in a ballot that closed in June.
The RBA says several new early indicators it has developed in-house are helping it to build a "fuller view" of wage movements ahead of the release of official figures.
An employer has fended off a new employee's adverse action claim after providing evidence of the numerous steps it took to address se-xual harassment and bullying allegations before her abrupt resignation.
The FWC has confirmed the timetable for a review aimed at updating job security provisions, addressing work and care issues and considering coverage of the arts and culture sector in seven awards, giving interested parties an extra week to consult on what the ACTU expects to be the most debated element of making the instruments "easier to understand", but holding firm on the final report date.
