The Australian subsidiary of a multinational construction company followed a "considered industrial strategy" devised by a former AMWU leader when it refused a senior union official entry to a project to speak to workers, a judge has found.
A FWC full bench led by President Adam Hatcher has abruptly ended conciliation of the crucial clerks award WFH case after a "highly regrettable" leak of confidential information to the media, while issuing a broader warning that participants should respect processes conducted behind-closed-doors.
An aged care employer's investigation into allegations made against a worker amounted to reasonable management action, rather than inconsistent treatment because the worker is transgender, a fact the employer only became aware of during proceedings.
A four-member FWC expert panel led by President Adam Hatcher has launched a review of degree-qualified classifications in modern awards on work value grounds and has given interested parties a month to provide their views on its proposed scope and terms.
The Albanese Government is seeking feedback on options to ban non-compete clauses that prevent workers from moving to better paying jobs, potentially taking clients and colleagues with them, along with measures to stop businesses colluding to make no-poach and wage-fixing deals.
The Productivity Commission will be seeking feedback on soon-to-be-released draft recommendations for next month's economic reform roundtable, as it calls for the adoption of a "growth mindset" to renew Australia's "sputtering" productivity growth.
A FWC expert panel led by President Adam Hatcher has launched a review of part-time provisions in modern awards, which will look at how such employment should be defined, distinguished from casual work, and how hours are decided on and remunerated, as the Commission foreshadowed in its 2023-24 award review.
The FWC has rejected a host employer's argument that de-boning chickens is specialist work that would fall under the service provision exception, and has made same-job, same-pay orders covering two labour-hire companies that provide workers to a poultry processing plant.
A digital advertising start-up forced its general manager and sales chief to resign by "deferring" his wages for eight months, the FWC has held, clearing the way for him to pursue a general protections case.
