A Virgin Australia manager who sought to rescind his resignation after confessing his "ego was busy being dazzled by shiny new offers" has lost his bid to pursue a general protections case.
In a decision calling into question the rights of prospective employees during contract negotiations, a court has rejected a union's claim an employer took unlawful adverse action by withdrawing a job offer because it made inquiries on his behalf.
The FWO is inviting input into an inquiry that will address "serious concerns" about non-compliance in the disability support services sector, while a leading academic is urging strong action including "pulling back" on the gig economy aspect and clamping down on those "competing on price".
Workers would be earning $350 more a week if wages had kept up with productivity growth since 2000, and and in its productivity pursuit the Albanese Government should focus on pushing wealth down the income scale by strengthening labour laws and institutions, rather than perpetuating the "trickle down" myth, according to new Australia Institute research.
The Federal Court has slammed the door shut on quasi-judicial officeholders earning income for comparable part-time roles in foreign countries, rejecting a former AAT senior member and Labor senator's bid for almost five months' pay following her appointment to a UK appeals tribunal..
The ACTU will use next month's economic reform roundtable to demand the Albanese Government compel employers to reach AI "implementation agreements" with workers that guarantee job security and any necessary retraining before they can introduce the technology.
The FWC has pointed to a Victoria Police branch's brush with the "red line threshold" for public sector service delivery as reinforcing the business case for rejecting a prosecutor's request to work from home on Mondays.
The entry of younger and less educated and experienced workers to a very strong labour market during and after the pandemic does not explain the recent weak productivity growth, according to new Reserve Bank research.
More than a thousand on-hire meatworkers are set to receive pay rises of up to 20%, while hosted workers who perform packing, mixing and distribution tasks for manufacturer and service provider Ecolab will receive up to 40%, after the FWC's president made new same-job, same-pay orders.
