A paralegal is accusing a law firm of taking unfair advantage and making false representations to get her to accept a 20% pay cut, before failing to deliver on a commitment to make up the shortfall when it received JobKeeper.
The Australian Hotels Association has proposed ahead of further conferences next week in the loaded rates case that the FWC extend the range of ordinary working hours when it considers simplified pay arrangements for the hospitality and retail sectors.
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has flagged he will make significant IR policy announcements in the second week of next month, with Labor and union sources saying it will include measures to increase job security.
The High Court will next month consider whether to extend special leave in two cases seeking to clarify whether workers are independent contractors or employees.
A BHP subsidiary has been hit with a slew of bargaining orders after an FWC presidential member found it repeatedly shifted the goalposts over two years to delay making an agreement with coal mine supervisors.
The FWC will hear closing submissions on February 4 in an unfair dismissal case it adjourned until a teenage witness turned 18 and completed his final year exams.
A software company's former chief executive who says he "bet his house" on the business accuses it in a multimillion-dollar adverse action case of repudiating his contract by promoting a subordinate to run part of its operations.
The FWC has ordered an aged care provider to restore leave days to employees it directed to stay away from work over COVID-19 transmission fears, observing "it's just the right thing to do".
