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.
The ACTU has been brought in to mediate a heated waterfront demarcation dispute between the CFMMEU's MUA maritime division and the AMOU over coverage of workers at Melbourne's Webb Dock "robo-terminal".
An FWC full bench has split over when an agreement is "made" and whether bargaining can continue or must re-start if the tribunal refuses to approve it.
The push to criminalise so-called "wage theft" by employers might be a less effective deterrent than an increased number of civil prosecutions, according to a new academic paper.
