In a decision questioning the value of medical certificates issued over the internet, a senior FWC member has excoriated a Melbourne lawyer after finding he claimed sick days in order to attend the AFL's Gather Round in Adelaide and "inexcusabl[y]" provided false evidence in pursuing his unfair dismissal case.
A worker dismissed for allegedly telling a colleague he needed to protect himself "as a white male in a predominantly female environment" failed to secure an extension of time after he filed both a general protections and unfair dismissal claim, and based on the FWC's "preliminary" advice, discontinued both applications and refiled another.
As thousands of NSW doctors stop work from today in breach of IRC orders, Health Minister Ryan Park has signalled that while a 30% pay rise is "not feasible", the Minns Government wants to continue arbitrated negotiations, particularly in relation to junior doctors, given their significant pay disparity with other jurisdictions.
Catholic school employers have escaped penalties for withholding backpay from two teachers who resigned before new agreements' retrospective pay rises came into effect, a judge finding that the deals' ambiguities contributed to the "honest and reasonable" mistake.
The FWC has held that it has no power under the Fair Work Act's flexible work dispute provisions to deal with a National Australia Bank worker's challenge to the cancellation of her WFH flexibility arrangement after she allegedly failed to comply with its terms.
A role that would have required 100% working from home and more travel for a worker with family commitments did not constitute "other acceptable employment" that would have warranted reducing his redundancy pay, the FWC has found.
The FWC has in approving a CFMEU-lodged labour hire deal made with two NSW construction workers discussed the circumstances in which small cohort agreements might succeed.
The Coalition has reversed its stance on working from home in the federal public sector, while also shifting its position on slashing the APS workforce by 41,000, saying it will now be achieved over five years by natural attrition and hiring freezes, but the CPSU is warning this will still have a "devastating" effect on services.
The ASU has welcomed an Albanese Government commitment "to support pay increases and better career pathways" for community and disability workers if re-elected, with Workplace Relations Minister Murray Watt pledging funding for a workforce project to update the SCHADS Award.
Workers should not refuse to resolve bullying at a workplace level just because they have an anti-bullying case underway, the FWC has found in dismissing a chief executive's claim against her husband during divorce proceedings, finding only a single instance of unreasonable conduct.
