Era of NSW PS wage caps over, union & minister declare; Brazil changes work start times during women's world cup soccer; and Webinar next month on workplace gender equality law changes.
A FWC full bench has clarified that divisions seeking to demerge from unions under legislation introduced in 2020 cannot rely on allegations of past mismanagement, because consideration of such cases is limited to "forward looking" assessments of their capacity to represent members.
The chief of staff to Rudd-Gillard Government treasurer Wayne Swan is set to be the next chair of the Productivity Commission, as the institution prepares to "renew" its mission, after criticism of its approach to issues including IR.
A leading labour law academic says that while the Albanese Government is emphasising that its next tranche of IR reforms will not require employers to backpay casuals who convert to permanency, the protections for those that have misclassified their workers are less clear.
Chevron's directly-employed workforce on its Wheatstone offshore LNG platforms has overwhelmingly rejected a non-union deal in a ballot that closed last week, according to the Offshore Alliance.
A FWO bid to piggyback a compliance notice breach case with underpayment orders has been upended by a court, which observed that merging the two pathways would "undermine" the Fair Work Act's integrity.
The National Construction Industry Forum will have a gender-balanced membership, made up of equal numbers of industry and union representatives, Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke announced today, but it won't include peak group the MBA.
RAFFWU claims a newly approved Bunnings agreement will leave some workers on sub-par conditions after it failed to convince a FWC full bench to consider, when conducting the BOOT, a 5.75% minimum wage increase that flowed through to the retail award days after the hardware giant lodged the deal for approval.
In an early test of the Secure Jobs Act's reformed equal remuneration order provisions, a FWC pay equity expert panel has denied an application by a female worker paid $15,000 less than her male colleagues, finding the law only applies to current employees.
A Uniting Church reverend who received monthly payslips, superannuation contributions and Jobkeeper COVID-19 payments was not an employee capable of challenging his sacking for opposing same-s-x marriage, the FWC has found.
