The FWC has found that an employer forced a Jewish worker to resign when it failed to resolve a bullying dispute centred on her request to not work on Shabbat, amidst rumours it intended to get "rid of her".
Corruption investigator Geoffrey Watson SC is recommending a criminal trial against ousted CFMEU construction and general division NSW branch secretary Darren Greenfield and civil proceedings against his leadership team and a lawyer over an alleged "extraordinary" transfer of $3 million to help him and his son defend "minor" charges.
Major employer and industry organisations have lodged a last-minute protest with the FWC's president about potential changes to model consultation clauses in agreements, claiming they too closely resemble an ACTU proposal that would substantially curtail management prerogative.
Unions are failing to curb workplace surveillance through bargaining, with only one in every 20 recent enterprise agreements targeting it, a new study has found.
A major construction company has avoided having to compensate a worker despite failing to properly consult with him over his redundancy, after the FWC found on balance that such "deficiencies" ultimately did not make the dismissal unfair.
The Federal Court has rejected embattled HSU No 1 Victorian branch secretary Diana Asmar's bid to stay FWC general manager Murray Furlong's prosecution of her for alleged "cashbacks", after she failed to establish a criminal trial is "on the cards".
Employers should be statutorily barred from using AI to make decisions affecting workers without "human oversight", while the FWC should review the National Employment Standards in response to "significant job redesign" by the technology, says a government inquiry into the digital transformation of workplaces.
Only a quarter of scientists who sought assistance from HR after experiencing bullying or intimidation found them supportive, while 39% found HR "useless" and 19% said they "actively made things worse", according to a survey conducted by Griffith University academics.
A HR manager has been told to go back to the drawing board in establishing a general protections case against an online trading company and its billionaire founder, who she accuses of having repeatedly directed her to manage employees in ways that would breach workplace laws.
McDonald's has told a FWC full bench on the first day of a hearing tackling the SDA's test bid for a multi-employer supported bargaining authorisation covering 18 SA franchisees that it strongly opposes the application and considers it unnecessary.
