Long-time online hearings proponent Commissioner Leigh Johns says the FWC will survey self-represented applicants and respondents to obtain the views of "outsiders" on the way forward for digital proceedings, after "insiders" appeared to hanker for the "good old days".
The ACTU is using Google Ads to elevate its "Employee Info" site above search results for the Red Union Support Hub after multiple workers said they inadvertently joined the unregistered unions under its banner, the peak body says, but the red unions have dismissed the tactic as they prepare to file a further 3000 vax-challenging cases.
The judge hearing the TWU's claim for compensation and fines for unlawful conduct by Qantas when it outsourced almost 2000 ground crew jobs expects to finalise the case by the end of the year, while the union confirmed it will be seeking to have penalties paid to it, even if it involves a "very, very large amount" that might amount to a windfall.
Coles will now offer 10 days paid gender affirmation leave for transgender and gender diverse employees, which it says is an "important step" in its commitment to LGBTIQ+ workplace inclusion.
An aged care provider must compensate a caterer after providing insufficient warning that failing to wear masks correctly could lead to summary dismissal, the FWC has found.
Unions have today told the FWC's minimum wage panel that their biggest concern is that low-paid workers will go "further backwards" in the coming year due to continuing inflation and price increases.
An unregistered union to rival the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance and "reimagine" the Australian Journalists Association will launch within weeks, with the founder of the fast-expanding "red unions" claiming COVID-19 lockdowns boosted group membership to 17,000.
Consumer prices are now rising at more than double the pace of private sector rates of pay excluding bonuses, which increased by 2.4% annually in the March quarter, unchanged from the December quarter, according to the ABS.
An unvaccinated hospital worker's decision to covertly record her summary sacking via Zoom added to the list of reasons why it should be upheld, the FWC has found.
The Coalition has promised that if it is returned on Saturday, it will increase the efficiency dividend imposed on public sector agencies, forcing them to look for savings of $2.3 billion over four years.
