The construction sector continues to prop up average increases in private sector agreements with gains of almost 6% annually, but overall growth remains shy of 3% a year, according to Department of Jobs data released today.
A parking ranger has failed to establish that he was unfairly sacked after an Uber driver complained about his treatment of a passenger, with the ranger's colleagues lining up to allege he had a history of antagonistic behaviour.
The ACTU has released a new paper which argues that most casual workers get nowhere near the 25% loading due to them, instead receiving a "modest wage premium" of 4% to 5% more than permanent employees.
In a landmark decision that will send tremors through the gig economy, the FWC has found that a former Foodora rider was an employee capable of being sacked, rather than an independent contractor as held by the delivery platform.
A Queensland parliamentary inquiry into "wage theft" has recommended it be made a criminal offence, that a date be set to terminate all remaining Work Choices-era "zombie" agreements, and that the Fair Entitlements Guarantee scheme be extended to temporary overseas visa workers.
Enterprise bargaining has "died a natural death" and left workers increasingly reliant on awards that have become a "bare minima" of industry standards, according to the ACTU's chief counsel, Tony Slevin.
Ahead of an FWC unfair dismissal decision that is today expected to tackle whether a Foodora rider was an employee, the TWU says it expects delivery workers at a creditors' meeting to accept a $3 million "comfort" offer that falls more than $5 million short of the company's overall debts.
A five-week strike over new deals at a major mobile crane company's three depots has ended in what the CFMMEU has described as a "great victory", the ASX-listed employer informing the market this morning that it is already speaking to clients about "updating" its prices.
A leading lawyer and academic has called for an overhaul of workplace bullying laws to extend cover to social media accessed at home and give the FWC power to award compensation.
