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FWC helping BHP Coal, unions to break bargaining "deadlock"

The mining and energy union and BHP Coal have agreed to assisted negotiations before the FWC in an attempt to break deadlocked bargaining talks.

RTBU weighing offer to end NSW rail strife

The RTBU says it will await the detail of a NSW Government offer to make "safety" changes to a new train fleet before deciding whether to call off industrial action, while nurses' and teachers' unions are accusing it of relying on its pay cap and legal action instead of listening.

TWU-Uber deal as Labor's regulatory regime looms

The TWU has signed an agreement with Uber that commits the delivery and rideshare giant to supporting the Federal Government legislating for an independent body responsible for creating industry-wide standards.

Repeat of '70s-style wage/price spiral unlikely: Economist

A leading labour economist says it should be possible to sustain steady wage growth without contributing to inflation.

"Bold" unpaid pandemic leave provision to be retired

The FWC is set to pull the shutters down on what academics hailed as its "bold" decision to give more than four million award-covered workers access to unpaid leave and twice as much annual leave on half-pay in response to pandemic uncertainties.

RBA hasn't understood wages "for a long time": Kelty

Former ACTU secretary and RBA director Bill Kelty has thrown his weight behind appointing someone with a union background to the Reserve Bank board, saying in the wake of claims about its limited perspectives that the central bank has not understood how wages operate "for a long time".

Compensation cap rises to $81,000 on Friday

The income and compensation caps for unfair dismissal claims are set to increase on Friday, along with filing fees for a range of applications.

Tribunal backs sacking for "shirt-lifter" comment

The NSW IRC has upheld the dismissal of a worker sacked for breaching his employer's code of conduct when he made homophobic comments.

Women earn less than men in every age cohort: WGEA

The WGEA is urging employers to boost part-time workers' access to management roles and implement gender-neutral leave policies, as gender pay gap research shows women make up less than half of the full-time workforce and are out-earned by men at every age.

Sacking of political staffer by email unfair: FWC

Former Labor Senator Kristina Keneally's decision to summarily sack a staffer via email without hearing from him after he confronted a Coalition MP with claims of coercive control unfairly denied him a chance to argue an "active bystander" defence, the FWC has held.

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