One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson has called for the Morrison Government to pull back from new regulations that cut the notice period that employers are required to give employees of proposed changes to enterprise agreements from seven days to a minimum of one day.
Attorney-General and IR Minister Christian Porter has stressed that employers cannot insist that employees use the Federal Government's COVIDSafe tracing app, with breaches attracting fines of up to $63,000 and five years' jail.
The FWC's president has for the first time since the establishment of JobKeeper set out the tribunal's expectations for turnaround times for disputes over the wage subsidy scheme, while he has also provided a breakdown of the issues involved.
In a test case challenging the FWC's capacity to deal with JobKeeper payment disputes, Qantas will next week tell a full bench it lacks jurisdiction to review how it applied the scheme to a monthly-paid worker who claims he was short-changed.
The Queensland IRC has rejected a former Department of Justice worker's notice to admit that Crown Law lawyers authored documents used for her dismissal and has warned her representative against making "scandalous" unsupported claims that they had a vested interest.
An openly homosexual lawyer seeking damages against a leading west coast firm for alleged discrimination and harassment is set to have his case permanently stayed if he doesn't submit to a psychiatric examination within 28 days.
NCCC releases COVIDsafe "planning tool"; $70 million in underpayments by Suncorp; Minimum pay rise needed to boost virus-hit economy, says Labor; and Fast food award hearing.
An FWC full bench will rehear BHP Billiton applications to approve two hotly-contested in-house labour hire deals after expressing concern, for the second time in a month, at the way a senior tribunal member handled a matter.
A meatworks boner sacked just shy of his tenth work anniversary for stealing a can of coke is in line for almost $30,000 in compensation plus accrued long service leave, after the FWC found the employer's response harsh.
