In the latest FWC decision contemplating whether "minor" procedural or technical errors stand in the way of approving an agreement, a senior tribunal member has shot down a deal that delivered workers a 13% pay rise but relied on them accessing the underlying award via the internet.
Embattled CFMMEU construction and general division Victorian branch secretary John Setka has vowed to remain in his position even if he is found guilty of criminal charges this month.
The SDA has lodged an FWC dispute questioning whether thousands of Woolworths redundancies are genuine and claiming the retailer failed to adequately consult on the restructure, which RAFFWU has labelled "cover" for roster changes designed to circumvent penalty rates.
A One Nation candidate is suing over alleged adverse action based on her political views after she was sacked by a renewable energy company over campaign material said to conflict with its interests and for taking unauthorised days off in the lead-up to the Federal election.
Former ACTU president Sharan Burrow has won the top Queen's Birthday honour, while ex-ABCC leader Nigel Hadgkiss has been recognised for his contribution to the building and construction sector.
Quashing a finding that an airline unfairly dismissed a sales manager who refused to relocate to Beijing after breaching luggage security, an FWC full bench says a tribunal member wrongly ascribed a "sinister" motive to his transfer.
ACTU and Labor leaders have today called for Victorian CFMMEU secretary John Setka to resign and be expelled from the ALP in the wake of "disparaging comments" he reportedly made about family violence campaigner Rosie Batty.
An underperforming sales representative has been awarded $36,280 in compensation after the FWC found he was effectively dismissed when his employer sought to "game to their advantage" his request for a demotion.
United Voice and NUW members will next month begin voting on the unions' proposed merger to form the United Workers' Union, after the FWC today approved a ballot.
