Sydney Symphony Orchestra's former chief executive cannot accuse it of sacking her for ordering a sexual harassment probe after initially claiming to be the victim of a politically-driven "hit job", it contends in a defence that declines to say why it did dismiss her.
A FWC member has sought to emphasise that jabs are a matter of choice for employees, rather than a "mandate" imposed by employers, as a tide of COVID-19 vaccination-related unfair dismissal cases work their way through the tribunal.
An office-based stevedore who said he smoked cannabis daily while on leave due in part to the stress of agreement negotiations and COVID-19 lockdowns has failed to establish he was unfairly sacked for "out of hours conduct" after testing positive to THC at work.
The FWC full bench hearing the aged care work value case has acceded to the Albanese Government's request for time to prepare a submission, giving it until the second week of August.
A senior FWC member has thrown out a union challenge to a Commonwealth-owned business's COVID-19 vaccination mandate, while observing that having a "predisposed view" does not mean an employer has failed to genuinely consult about new policies.
NSW's Perrottet Government has raised its 2.5% wage ceiling to 3% next financial year and up to 3.5% in 2023-24, in the face of incomes falling behind consumer price inflation and unions taking industrial action seeking to scrap the cap.
In a ruling that shines a light on "haphazard" HR practices in Victoria's Health Department at the height of the pandemic, the FWC has rejected claims it did not sack a hotel quarantine worker and lambasted it for meeting production orders with redactions that rendered evidence meaningless.
Morrison Government IR Minister Michaelia Cash has retained the portfolio in new Opposition Leader Peter Dutton's shadow ministry, announced this afternoon.
The Australian Government Solicitor has asked the full bench hearing the aged care work value case to revise its timetable so the incoming Labor Government - which has promised to fund pay rises in the sector - can make a late submission in August.
The Albanese Government's submission to the FWC's minimum wage bench has reiterated the Government's view that it should award a rise that keeps pace with the 5.1% headline consumer price inflation rate.
