The Federal Court is allowing the lead litigant in a major class action against Workpac to intervene in the employer's challenge to last year's finding that a casual labour hire worker was in fact an employee entitled to annual leave payments.
Long-serving CFMMEU MUA division national secretary Paddy Crumlin is facing a challenge from a rank-and-file member in the union's quadrennial elections.
The NUW says that a new agreement covering Chemist Warehouse workers will deliver pay rises of 18.75% over four years, including an upfront 8.75% within the next fortnight.
FWC President Iain Ross's delegate has refused to refer to the Federal Court IR Minister Kelly O'Dwyer's "revolutionary" question of law as to whether the Fair Work Act allows indirectly discriminatory terms in agreements, while also flagging potential hurdles to her quest for a review of a new fire brigade deal.
The Federal Court has thrown out the FWO's pursuit of a Norwegian shipping company for allegedly underpaying 60 crew, noting it had "set out to exceed" obligations to provide reasonable wages and had since paid about twice the amount to which they were entitled under national laws.
A full bench has issued a warning about the dangers of insulting FWC members, telling a man acting for his wife that if he had raised his baseless accusations of a member's corruption with him directly, the tribunal could refer him to the Federal Police.
After winning an interlocutory injunction reversing her suspension from Melbourne University, the head of its culture and communication school is challenging her employer's claim that legal advice received before appointing an investigator to probe possible misconduct is privileged.
A Senate inquiry into legislation extending the right for regular casuals to convert to permanent employment has split along party lines, meanings its fate will rest with crossbench senators.
The FWC has today gazetted an RTBU application for a rule change so it can continue to represent members in privatised bus services in NSW, but the TWU has confirmed it will lodge an objection.
