A NSW IRC full bench has quashed the rejection of an unvaccinated worker's bid for a one-day extension to challenge her sacking after a commissioner found it would cause prejudice and that she has little prospect of success, based on arguments her employer did not make.
A judge has overcome his irritation at being asked to rule on an "arid debate" to find the now-defunct ABCC did not exceed its powers when it initiated its first case against the CFMMEU's maritime division over alleged death threats against workers attempting to cross a picket line.
In a decision closely examining when employees can be directed to perform extra duties, a FWC full bench has ruled that a maintenance worker could refuse to remotely monitor an automated gate at a gas supplier's facility.
The FWC has extended time by 48 days for a Qantas engineer to challenge his sacking after "particularly egregious" errors by the AWU, telling the union it should take immediate steps to ensure officials are equipped to provide a professional level of representation.
The ACTU's 7% pay claim, which it confirmed in a reply submission this week, would merely restore the minimum wage to the 2019 level in real terms, with minimal inflationary effects, according to a new Centre for Future Work report.
The FWC has refused to throw out an allegedly out-of-time adverse action case, ruling a FIFO worker only learned he had been sacked when told he had been left off the list of passengers due to board a plane to the worksite.
In a decision shedding further light on whether workers should be paid if instructed to conduct COVID-19 rapid antigen tests at home or prior to a shift, the FWC has held an aged care agreement lacks any provision to pay staff for testing at a time of their choosing.
FWC President Adam Hatcher has warned the RTBU's Victorian branch and its would-be breakaway locomotive division that they might be in for a long, costly and "very damaging" litigation, amid accusations of inappropriate financial dealings and a hallway assault.
The Albanese Government will increase the minimum wage for visa holders by 30%, from $53,900 to $70,000, to underline that the visa system is a skilled worker program rather than a "guest worker" regime, Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil said today.
