The HSU and the ANMF say the Fair Work Act's new secure work and gender equality objectives will bolster and simplify their work value case on behalf of aged care workers, proposing that Federal Government submissions should address the changes.
Unions NSW is pushing the Albanese Government to introduce better protections for migrant workers to reduce exploitation and underpayment, after an audit found a large proportion of job advertisements are continuing to offer below-award rates.
The FWC has upheld the sacking of a supervisor summarily dismissed for disobeying a reasonable direction when he allowed his team to drink alcohol while celebrating the completion of a major project.
The Morrison Government's legislative changes last year to casual employment failed to generate any significant increase in conversion to permanency, according to a new report.
FWC acting president Adam Hatcher says the new secure work and gender equality objectives will apply to cases already before the FWC, as well as the 2022-23 annual wage review.
The Secure Jobs, Better Pay Act has received Royal Assent, stamping out pay secrecy clauses in new employment contracts, paring back MSD requirements and making it harder for employers to terminate agreements during bargaining, while the ABCC has entered a transition period ahead of its abolition.
The ETU has confirmed that it will challenge a Federal Court ruling that "neuters" unions' rights to enter workplaces to organise workers through a restrictive interpretation of provisions allowing access for "discussions" with employees.
The Greens will push for the Albanese Government's next tranche of IR legislation to include a "right to disconnect" outside working hours and "roster justice" that gives workers with variable hours have more predictability and certainty.
The FWC has approved a company's transfer of employees to a newly purchased entity, to remove any connection to an associated entity embroiled in fraud and corruption and the risk of "brand damage".
Union officials can't use their right to enter premises for discussions with members to gather signatures on petitions or "secure a commitment to a particular course of action in the future", the Federal Court has found, ruling in favour of an employer that blocked access for an organiser who sought workers' backing for a majority support determination.
