An FWC full bench has upheld a decision requiring the CFMMEU to give DP World extra notice of industrial action at container terminals in Brisbane, Fremantle, Sydney and Melbourne, despite the union's protestations that it placed too much emphasis on the effect upon third parties.
A full Federal Court has ordered the ABCC to pay costs for its pursuit of two CFMMEU construction division officials for visiting a site to have a cup of tea with a shop steward.
The CFMMEU will this week seek to intervene in a class action pursuing leave entitlements for thousands of Workpac's on-hire casual black coal mine workers, at a hearing expected to also deal with the company's bid to block another casual, Robert Rossato, from winning entitlements.
$900,000 termination payout for Guthrie: Acting ABC chair; Living standards at 30-year low, says ACTU; and Indian consulate directed to pay indemnity costs after defying payment order.
NSW's Supreme Court has awarded costs against an HR manager who followed through with a "unilateral" threat to destroy confidential information copied from his former employer, after another court found he was not unfairly sacked over his complaints to the chief executive.
Non-disclosure, non-disparagement and confidentiality agreements might have a place in commercial litigation, but they should be banned in s-xual harassment cases, according to a submission to the national s-xual harassment inquiry.
A full Federal Court has upheld a finding that retailer Aldi issued invalid bargaining notices because it failed to strictly follow the mandatory content requirements when it replaced "employer" with "leader".
The AFP planned to alert the office of then Justice Minister Michael Keenan about planned raids on the offices of the AWU in October 2017 before they occurred, the Federal Court has heard.
IR Minister Kelly O'Dwyer told the FWC this week that one of its new appointees carries on a family tradition that started with her grandfather, a member of the tribunal's predecessor 30 years ago, while the tribunal also heard that recent recruits have lifted the proportion and headcount of female members to a historic high.
A male worker and an employer that pledged to indemnify him after he was accused of sexual assaulting a female colleague have been ordered to jointly pay her $130,000 in damages for pain and suffering and for the company to pay a further $20,000 in aggravated damages, after it conducted a "trenchant defence" of the perpetrator, who took advantage of the young woman after she collapsed at work.
