A senior lawyer says a full Federal Court has provided clarity for employers hesitant to dismiss workers in case they have disabilities, after it quashed a finding that an HR manager's sacking of an executive was motivated by a "manifestation" of his mental disability despite her belief that it was not a factor
The Morrison Government is looking to establish a national system of labour hire regulation rather than having "multiple various schemes" across different jurisdictions, Senate Estimates hearings have been told.
The Federal Court has closed a loophole under which union organisers maintained they could enter sites to discuss safety issues under state OHS laws without showing their federal entry permits.
The ROC in its annual report has recorded a significant improvement in registered organisations' compliance with financial reporting requirements, early success with new remuneration disclosures and near perfect adherence to deadlines, after it sent more than 1550 reminders and alerts.
With the advent of a stronger private sector whistleblower regime expected to increase disclosures and leave employers facing a "big stick" if they fail to protect those lifting the lid on suspected wrongdoing, IR practitioners have heard that it is time to get their policies in order.
The ATO has begun using new data sources to identify in "relative real time" employers that are late or non-payers of compulsory superannuation contributions.
The construction watchdog says its workload has grown substantially in Queensland and NSW, in a shift of focus from the traditional "hot spot" of Victoria.
A shipping company facing multiple challenges to alleged redundancies is seeking to quash an FWC full bench finding that a model consultation term does not override obligations under its agreement.
In a year in which it recovered more than $40 million for underpaid workers, the FWO has revealed in its annual report that more than 80% of its new litigation involves migrant workers, while the hospitality industry retains the gong for recording the highest number of disputes.
General protections claims – attractive to employees because of their uncapped compensation – reached a record high in 2018-19 of more than 5600 after two years of substantial growth, according to the FWC's annual report.
