A finding that the FWC cannot keep dealing with disputes brought under old agreements once a new deal comes into effect has produced "arbitrary, anomalous and nonsensical outcomes" and is wrong, a full bench has held, calling for an amendment to the Fair Work Act to reflect the new precedent.
The Albanese Labor Government has confirmed today that it will legislate "as soon as possible" to incorporate 10 days' paid family and domestic violence leave into the National Employment Standards.
IR Minister Tony Burke has appointed ACTU senior legal and industrial officer for gender equity, Sophie Ismail, to a key role in his office, in an indication of the importance the new Albanese Labor Government is placing on workplace gender issues.
The Remuneration Tribunal has awarded Federal MPs a a 2.75% pay increase - well behind the 5.1% rate of headline consumer price inflation - from July 1.
Tasmania has emerged as the battleground for the NTEU's campaign for 30 days a year of paid gender affirmation leave at all universities to help transgender and gender diverse workers to stay in their jobs.
Unions have welcomed today's minimum wage decision with a declaration that it is also time to revive the collective bargaining system, while Australia's peak employer organisation says the "antiquated" system of the minimum wage ruling flowing across awards has "had its day".
The CFMMEU has failed to kick out a key plank of BHP's internal labour hire operation after the FWC found that it did not dismiss 17 Hunter Valley mineworkers who declined to relocate interstate.
The FWC's expert panel has this morning approved a 5.2% ($40) rise to the national minimum wage, while workers covered by award rates will get an increase of at least 4.6%, after it took into account the effects of the sharp inflationary rise on low-paid workers and accepted the need for moderation.
A UK employment tribunal has found that an employer unfairly dismissed a nurse for using too much sick leave and discriminated against her by failing to make reasonable adjustments to accomodate her disabilities, which included migraine headaches.
