The FWC is calling for submissions by December 4 in response to a discussion paper set to inform its modern awards review of coverage, gaps and minimum standards in the arts and culture sector, while interested parties have a week to comment on the consultation process.
A victim of "appalling" domestic violence did not need to provide independent medical advice to explain why she filed an unfair dismissal application almost four months late, the FWC has found.
The FWC's July award wage increases do not appear to have resulted in "larger-than-normal spillovers" to non-award workers' wages, and some employers report offsetting Annual Wage Review rises by providing lower increases for workers on individual contracts or covered by agreements, according to the Reserve Bank.
Employment rights legal centre JobWatch says a client survey suggests most employers are failing to take internal complaints of workplace sexual harassment and discrimination seriously or to adequately protect employees, prompting recommendations to expand positive duty and vicarious liability provisions, and actively monitor compliance.
Employers are using the new intractable bargaining declaration provisions to undercut pay and conditions by trying to revisit agreed terms, which is inconsistent with the legislation's aim of breaking bargaining deadlocks, United Firefighters Union national secretary Peter Marshall told the Loopholes inquiry this morning.
The Albanese Government's promised amendments to casual employment laws will do almost nothing to address employer concerns, according to legal advice from law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth, while Workpac says it is concerned about "deeply troubling" comments on the casuals provisions by a senior DEWR official.
In a rare decision exploring the statutory definition of "retirement age", a judge has determined that it is the age at which a person qualifies for the pension, rather than when they can access superannuation.
Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke has agreed to change the way the Closing Loopholes Bill regulates gig economy workers, including a requirement that the FWC set minimum standards that reflect their engagement as independent contractors, while the Senate has today passed single-issue IR Bills split-off from the legislation.
Burke, Cash headlining McCallum debate; Inquiry to consider workplace supports for menopausal workers; and Eight days left for PPL inquiry submissions.
