The FWC has delayed the start of consultations on the job security element of its modern awards review until February 27 and has made it clear that any broader issues regarding the construction of the Secure Jobs amendments is a separate full bench matter.
The FWC has held that it has no power to deal with a former university worker's bid to challenge the non-payment of superannuation on his redundancy entitlements as he had left his job when he filed a dispute application.
Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke says that talks about introducing a right to disconnect have shifted away from fines for offending employers and towards an "absolute ban" on them penalising workers who disengage outside working hours.
A former Productivity Commission leader is set to be the new age discrimination commissioner and the vice chair of a UN committee is the new disability discrimination commissioner.
A FWC full bench has ruled that no terms had been agreed between the UFU and Fire Rescue Victoria ahead of a landmark intractable bargaining determination.
The Federal Court has extended a freeze order on nearly $2 million in assets held by the former trustee of the bankrupt estate of ex-HSU leader Kathy Jackson.
A labour law academic has suggested it is time to get creative with awards covering highly feminised industries and move on from the idea of a mere safety net, contrasting the 1960s professional engineers case with the current plight of early childhood education and care workers.
A federal government department has failed to convince the FWC that Australia's "access to democracy" could be under threat if it is not given more time to prepare for potential strike action.
FWC president Adam Hatcher has dismissed ACTU concerns that it won't have enough time to assess research into gender pay equity ahead of the annual wage review, observing that he did not expect that every issue would be dealt with "to finality" in one fell swoop.
