The Human Rights Commission says it will examine the scale, drivers and consequences of workplace sexual harassment and develop recommendations drawn from current best practice as part of a 12-month inquiry announced today.
Unions NSW has accused the Berejiklian Coalition government of using billion of dollars in privatisation proceeds to fund a pre-election spending splurge, while planning to cut public sector jobs and suppress wage growth.
Taxpayers to foot Cash's AWU raid legal bills; Labor to introduce legislation to restore penalty rates; FWC publishes interactive version of general protections benchbook; WA IR review handed to minister; and FWC minimum wage panel seeking feedback on proposed order.
A full Federal Court has upheld the ABCC's challenge to a finding that two CFMEU officials who intentionally disregarded requests to show entry permits did not breach the Fair Work Act's entry restrictions, because they were not seeking to exercise their lawful rights.
A court has temporarily restrained Austal Ships' former acting head of production from working for direct competitor Civmec, because of a "real risk" that he could reveal confidential information.
Former NUW NSW branch secretary Derrick Belan has been sentenced to four years' jail on 60 charges that involved more than $650,000 of union funds, including personal spending on a tattoo, Botox treatments, holidays and a Harley Davidson motorcycle.
The FWC has taken the rare step of ordering indemnity costs against a manager accused of HR breaches, finding she kept pressing a "doomed to fail" unfair dismissal application in a bid to inflict maximum harm, but it has thrown out a costs claim against her solicitor.
The FWC has today ruled out a contentious rule change sought by a pilots union because it failed to abide by requirements to secure support from a two-thirds majority of its governing body.
Dismissal should be effected "in person"; Highly-paid manager not award-covered; Late claim sent to FWC staffer to proceed: Bench; Claim survives non-compliance with evidence deadline.
United Voice secretary Jo Schofield has made it clear that the union won't accept "baby steps" in moving to a universal industry bargaining system if Labor wins the next election, saying a misplaced trust in enterprise bargaining has been damaging for its members.
