Australia's "near-stagnation" pay growth under the Coalition - the product of "a deliberate program of wage suppression" - will undermine the economic recovery after COVID-19, according to a report by the Labor-aligned McKell Institute, while the ACTU has today launched a study with a similar message.
The FWC has upheld the sacking of a chef despite scant evidence he made discriminatory remarks, finding his failure to follow a HR manager's instructions constituted a valid reason and WorkCover certificates from a "malleable" doctor severely compromised his credibility.
The next federal government should establish free early childhood education, amend the Fair Work Act to provide a legal right to a living wage for all workers, extend paid parental leave to 32 weeks and make the treasury responsible for "gender responsive budgeting", according to an academic group's report.
A tribunal has detailed an "extraordinary" admission by power giant Ausgrid that managers were not interviewed about common practices during an internal investigation into alleged timesheet fraud.
The Victorian government says it will soon release a "road map" to introduce standards for the gig economy, which will include workplace safety for on-demand workers.
Former AWU leader Bill Ludwig has been remembered as no-nonsense ex-shearer who dedicated his life to the union and became highly influential in the Labor Party in Queensland and nationally.
The FWC has ordered costs against a paid agent because it failed to drop a dismissal claim after it settled and attempted to pin its delay on what the tribunal found to be its client's unambiguous instructions.
The Federal Court in agreeing to discontinue a casuals class action against Mount Arthur Coal and labour hire provider TESA has put to bed uncertainty over limitation periods to ensure the companies are not "forever exposed to the risk" of group members' claims.
