The Catholic Council for Employment Relations is calling for a 7.2% boost to the minimum wage and the rates of many award-reliant workers to help close the poverty gap by 2030, arguing the FWC wrongly rejected its stance last year on what constitutes a safety net.
Digital platforms are exploiting the architecture of the NDIS to gain a substantial foothold, contributing to unstable employment and undervaluation of work in the care sector, according to a leading IR academic.
A Serco prison dog handler's refusal to cooperate with a HR manager he accused of conducting a fishing expedition, covertly recording their interview and claiming in front of an inmate that he had evidence to "crumble the empire" warranted his summary dismissal, the FWC has held.
Former long-serving union organiser and ACTU manager Mary Doyle has achieved a historic victory in yesterday's by-election for the federal seat of Aston on Melbourne's eastern fringe.
Labor still "absolutely" behind inflation-matching rise, says Burke; NSW Business Chamber echoes ACCI's call for 3.5% rise; FWC launches new guidance on preparing for unfair dismissal conciliation; Two more days of strikes at Sydney University; and CFMMEU's Setka's wife charged with acquiring firearm.
Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has taken issue with Adelaide University Professor of Law Andrew Stewart's prediction that the FWC, if takes a strict approach, will approve "very few" bids to negotiate multi-employer deals in the new single-interest bargaining stream.
Fair Work Ombudsman Sandra Parker has confirmed that she will not seek reappointment when her term expires in July, with DEWR now advertising for her replacement.
Law firm Ashurst says the looming multi-employer bargaining laws might explain the results of a survey in which 65% of employers say they intend to initiate agreement negotiations in the next six months.
Australian unions have progressed from an "ad-hoc" management style and are increasingly engaging professional administration workers to "make better use of scarce resources while complying with their legal obligations" but only about a quarter have a HR manager or department, academics say in a recent paper.
