The Minerals Council says it will continue fighting the Albanese Government's Closing Loopholes legislation until it "goes back to the drawing board", after having already spent "tens of millions" of dollars campaigning against the changes.
The FWC in today issuing its first intractable bargaining declaration has acknowledged union concerns about a government agency "reneging" on supposedly already-agreed terms, but nevertheless given the parties two weeks to determine which outstanding matters should be arbitrated by the Commission.
A FWC full bench has refused to extend a Work Choices zombie agreement, finding its pay and conditions "manifestly inadequate compared to the award and inconsistent with contemporary industrial standards".
A leading IR academic kicking off a Senate inquiry's hearings into the Albanese Government's Closing Loopholes legislation has recommended passage of changes for "employee-like" gig workers and owner drivers, along with some "improvements".
Key crossbench senators Jacqui Lambie and David Pocock have today released private senators' bills to bring forward workplace safety changes in the Albanese Government's Closing Loopholes legislation and provide more time for consultation.
An "openly gay" head chef sacked for allegedly molesting female co-workers has won $16,000 compensation, after the FWC found it "more than coincidental" that his employer decided that s-xual harassment provided a valid reason for summary dismissal before it emailed employees a survey full of loaded questions.
FWC president Adam Hatcher is aiming to wrap up the review of modern awards by the middle of next year to avoid it clashing with the minimum wage case.
The highly-orthodox IMF has told the RBA's annual research conference that it is "hard to find" recent wage-price spirals across advanced economies and that pay acceleration "should not be seen as a sign" that the corkscrew feared by the central bank "is taking hold", in a session in which new board member and former FWC president Iain Ross led discussion.
A judge has told an employment and IR forum that the Federal Circuit and Family Court's small claims jurisdiction is an "area to watch" in the light of a five-fold expansion of its compensation cap to $100,000, "fast outcomes" and its ability to determine casual conversion disputes.
