The TWU alleges global delivery company FedEx is pushing for its new owner-drivers to be paid on piece rates that undercut existing pay and conditions, despite having recently agreed a new deal pledging to make maximum use of full-time employees.
A judge has in slugging a CFMMEU organiser with a $12,500 personal fine speculated that counsel for the ABCC may have led a "sheltered" existence in not appreciating that the official had aimed a "quite disgusting" homophobic slur at a project's safety adviser.
An eminent cardiologist facing multiple allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards colleagues and patients, including that he said he did not "give a shit" about a patient's pacemaker, is seeking court orders calling off an investigation and revoking his suspension.
The FWC has ordered an ASX-listed company to compensate a casual sacked for falsifying timesheets and failing to take proper breaks, finding his request to convert to permanency prompted the audit that uncovered his breaches.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says that inflation is likely to peak at 7.75% in the December quarter then decline over the next two years, while real wage rises will return next financial year, but the ACTU says the forecast only "deepens" the pay crisis, with the resumption of growth in mid-2024 meaning workers will have suffered four years of going backwards.
The High Court will next month consider whether to grant special leave to hear the first appeal to reach its doors over government COVID-19 vaccination mandates.
Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke has this morning introduced legislation to insert 10 days paid family and domestic violence leave in the National Employment Standards, delivering on a Labor election promise.
A government corporation's HR manager had "zero interest" in discussing workplace COVID-19 vaccination requirements with a worker who justifiably raised the matter under an agreement's dispute terms, the FWC has found.
The Albanese Labor Government has today introduced legislation to begin overhauling the aged care system, including a requirement for a registered nurse to be on duty at every facility, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, while the legislation's regulation impact statement says raising rates of pay will be critical to recruiting the sector's enlarged workforce.
