Former ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie's adverse action case could go to mediation next month, Federal Court judge Jayne Jagot said this morning.
A federal Labor government would establish a single Whistleblowing Act and protection authority to ensure "companies are held to the same standard as unions", according to the ALP, but IR Minister Kelly O'Dwyer says its planned reward scheme could benefit those involved in misconduct.
A near five-year-old bargaining dispute involving Esso Australia's Bass Strait offshore oil and gas workers has "no immediate prospect" of being resolved, the FWC has heard.
ACCI has called on the federal government to fund 50 additional FWO inspectors to address the "serious problem" of underpayments, while also recommending an increase in the FWC's budget to hasten agreement approvals.
The Federal Court has rejected an AWU application for a suppression order on reporting of oral evidence in its challenge to the validity of Federal Police raids on union offices in October 2017.
RAFFWU has not given up on its push for a $1 billion backpay claim for Woolworths workers, lodging an appeal this week against the retailer's new national agreement, while the FWC says a successful bid by rival retail union the SDA to axe 30 nominally expired Pizza Hut deals will have an "overwhelmingly positive" effect.
A Fair Work Commission full bench has dismissed Armaguard's challenge to the reinstatement of a security guard whose errors contributed to the theft of $58,000.
Two leading workplace academics have told the national inquiry into sexual harassment that OHS laws should be reformed to provide the basis for "pro-active and collective action" to protect workers, in league with substantial penalties for culpable employers, while they are also calling for the expansion of hate speech laws to target harassment via social media.
A public servant who claimed it was part of the workplace culture to bring in firearms, knives and alcohol, after his sacking for having two duelling pistols and an explosive booster charge on the job, has had his appeal dismissed.
