The FWO has dropped its case against Foodora over alleged sham contracts, bringing to a premature close what was anticipated to be a significant test of the gig economy's employment relationships in Australia.
The FWC has slashed an HR employee's payout to zero after she "jumped the gun" and sought a reduced redundancy payment, having decided a post-maternity job offer was a demotion.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison will discuss deregistration of the CFMMEU with his new IR Minister, Kelly O'Dwyer, in the wake of a profane tweet by one of the union's most influential leaders.
A worker sacked a month after quitting her union over dissatisfaction with its services should have informed herself of the 21-day limit to make an unfair dismissal application, the FWC has found.
Unions come knocking; Last IR Court judge to retire; Woolies addresses supply chain issues; Pay gap stifling potential: WGEA; United Voice leadership team returned.
In a case alerting labour hire companies to the dangers of carrying out dismissals at a client's behest, the FWC has opened the way for a casual labour hire mine worker to seek reinstatement after WorkPac took a directive to remove her as "a fait accompli".
As the nation marks equal pay day to highlight the obstacles women face in accessing the same remuneration as men, the IEU is facing another year's delay before it can wrap up its bid to align early childhood teachers' salaries with those of male colleagues in primary schools.
A Federal government department acted reasonably in dismissing an employee who secretly recorded conversations with colleagues and required daily management from five different executives during an 18-month absence from work, the FWC has ruled.
A bus company's live-in general manager has failed to reverse an order reinstating a driver sacked after forcibly removing an abusive passenger, an FWC full bench refusing to admit fresh evidence that it would be detrimental to her health.
A former Cricket Australia manager's lawyers have today filed legal action in the Federal Court alleging she was dismissed over personal tweets, in the latest test of an employee's use of social media to express political opinions.
