Almost three years since the start of the pandemic, new WGEA data shows that almost 40% of employers are offering flexible work arrangements that enable employees to decide how, where and when they work, providing "broad benefits," but agency director Mary Wooldridge is also urging employers to be "mindful" of the potential negatives.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has highlighted the positive duty imposed on employers to take reasonable and proportionate measures to eliminate sex discrimination, sexual harassment and victimisation under its Respect@Work legislation, which passed Parliament this afternoon.
Hours after accusing the FWC of emboldening the RTBU and "serving no utility" in resolving NSW's long-running trains dispute, the State's Employment Relations Minister Damien Tudehope on Friday announced a breakthrough deal in which the tribunal will arbitrate on remaining sticking points.
The creator of a Hitler parody video mocking BP's bargaining process who has already won $200,000 in compensation will get another shot at recouping extra pay he would have earned but for a revoked planned promotion, after a full bench rejected a finding that he is pursuing it by "stealth".
The TWU has called on the administrators of Deliveroo Australia Pty Ltd to support the Federal Circuit Court delivering a judgment on whether a former food delivery driver was a casual employee or a contractor.
The Albanese Government had dropped contentious "cost neutrality" provisions from its Respect@Work Bill and will refer the matter to the Attorney-General's Department, which will conduct a review.
The Victorian Trades Hall Council has published a lengthy policy wish-list it wants implemented if the Andrews Labor Government is returned for a third term at tomorrow's State election, but the contest appears to have tightened since it released the manifesto last month.
The APS has achieved gender balance at senior leadership levels for the first time, although it still has a 6% gender pay gap, according to the latest annual update.
The Federal Court has upheld a FEG entitlements appeal because the "multi-factorial approach" applied when determining whether a worker is an employee has since been overruled by the High Court in Personnel Contracting and Jamsek.
