The Albanese Government has today released an issues paper for the forthcoming Jobs and Skills Summit that says the bargaining system should be a "key enabler" of both productivity growth and secure, well-paid work.
In a significant decision on the employment status of gig workers, a FWC full bench has quashed a ruling that Deliveroo delivery rider Diego Franco was an employee entitled to protection from unfair dismissal.
Private sector rates of pay increased by 2.7% annually in the June quarter, lifting off historic lows but failing to make much of a dent on surging inflation.
The Albanese Labor Government should "go bold" and early with reforms to strengthen collective bargaining and the right to strike and curb insecure and gig work, as part of a deliberate strategy to rebuild workers' power, according to labour law and IR academic Anthony Forsyth.
The ACTU has called ahead of the next month's Jobs and Skills Summit for the Albanese Government to lift the $53,900 pay floor for temporary skilled visa workers by about 69% to almost $91,000, or average full-time earnings.
The ABCC has warned construction contractors they might be exposed to adverse action claims if they fail to change their operating practices after the Albanese Government's gutting of the national construction code.
A dental practice that sacked a casual assistant and replaced her with a permanent worker while she home-schooled her children during COVID-19 restrictions directly and indirectly discriminated against her because of her status as a parent or carer, a tribunal has held.
The FWC has rejected a cheese manufacturer's bid to block an independent ballot agent from conducting a vote on whether UWU members support protected action, and to replace it with the AEC.
FWC publishes online hearings guidelines; Correction to High Court special leave article; Greens' Bandt to attend Labor's summit; and Inquiry backs Queensland IR amendments.
McDonald's told workers they could exchange rest breaks for a soft drink or going to the toilet, according to allegations set out in a new SDA "mega" case against the fast food giant that seeks $250 million in compensation from it and more than 300 franchisees.
