A FWC full bench has thrown out a Qantas bid to overturn the reinstatement of a trainer accused of staring at a flight attendant's breasts and gazing into her eyes in a "distinguishably lewd" manner during a safety demonstration.
In the wake of the FWC awarding an increase of at least 4.6% to a quarter of the workforce last week, but official figures showing wages growth stuck below 2.5%, RBA Governor Philip Lowe has issued a warning against pushing pay rises above 4% to ensure there is no return to a 1970s-style wage/price spiral.
The FWC has criticised the NT Department of Education's "sloppy and unprofessional" processes in its dismissal of a teacher who declined to divulge her vaccination status.
The ABCC says it is looking forward to providing further details of its pre-election meetings with the MBA, in response to a request by IR Minister Tony Burke, after a FOI request revealed discussions about anti-CFMMEU television commercials that urged Labor to retain the building watchdog.
Government forced to rely on Greens, minors for IR change; Parliament's late-July resumption confirmed; Burke warns staffers he will directly seek their policy advice; and Burke won't entertain wage-cutting BOOT changes.
The FWC has told a terminally-ill worker that it is willing to conduct an out-of-hours hearing at short notice of a threshold issue relating to his general protections claim.
A FWC decision rejecting an Uber driver's claim he was an employee but observing his relationship with the company could operate unfairly will strengthen calls for the Albanese Labor Government to move quickly to boost gig workers' rights, an IR academic says.
The NTEU is set for a contested election for its key national full-time positions, against a backdrop of major university job losses in recent years, widespread investigations into wage theft and grassroots agitation over the extent of casual employment.
In a novel ruling, the FWC has canvassed whether an employer discriminated against a worker because of her social origin status as an "anti-vaxxer," but has upheld her dismissal.
