Self-employed people and employers in Victoria who fail to notify WorkSafe about positive COVID-19 tests or confirmed coronavirus cases attending workplaces in the infectious period now face a fine of up to $39,652 for individuals and $198,264 for a body corporate.
Talks brokered by the FWC last night have led the parties to a COVID-19 dispute agreeing to "fully support" the findings from an industrial site visit by an occupational physician this morning.
An employer that made a worker redundant just days before the unveiling of JobKeeper must pay the remaining sum she would have gained as a recipient, after the FWC found a proper consultation process would have resulted in her getting it.
A senior FWC member has called on the Fair Work Ombudsman to review the advice it dispenses after observing that it might have "unwittingly misinformed" a worker about her standing to contest a dismissal.
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Despite lacking power to deal with a dispute over a casual worker's removal from JobKeeper for refusing an extra shift, the FWC has recommended his employer reinstate the payment or face a potential general protections claim.
Spotless has applied for orders stopping alleged industrial action at a Melbourne industrial laundry where workers have raised safety concerns after two of them returned positive COVID-19 tests.
In the first quarterly consumer price inflation data to measure the full effect of the coronavirus pandemic, the ABS has revealed a CPI of -1.9% in the three months to June and by -0.3% in the financial year.
The CFMMEU's construction and general division Victorian branch leader, John Setka, has swung in behind a new union that is competing with the ASU to cover council and utility workers.
Victoria's COVID-19 resurgence is causing upheaval across the state's workplaces, with high test results among health and aged care workers forcing the Federal and State governments to introduce emergency staffing measures.
