An international provider of online and hybrid meeting and voting platforms is seeking to extend its reach into Australia's protected action ballot arena, with an application for approval as an eligible agent.
A schoolteacher "absurdly" sacked for yelling at students has won maximum compensation, after a FWC member retreated from his initial order to reinstate her.
In a landmark decision letting Sydney Trains and NSW Trains put a multi-enterprise deal to a vote despite the ETU's opposition, a FWC full bench has for the first time granted a voting request order under Secure Jobs reforms.
The SDA has shot back at the ARA's claim that the FWC would be "abdicating" its duty if it delays a bid to reform penalty rates in the retail award ahead of mooted legislation, citing the Fair Work Act's commitment to upholding a stable system as reason to defer the matter.
New university research says "intermediaries" play a crucial role in holding employers to account under gender pay gap reporting regimes such as Australia's, that unlike Europe's, don't require laggards to take corrective measures.
Documents released under FoI laws reveal that Tasmania opposed the January appointment of MEU general president Tony Maher as chair of Safe Work Australia, claiming it harboured "significant concerns" about his suitability, while Queensland also aired its worries about his independence.
A $400,000-a-year company lawyer's adverse action case has fallen at the first hurdle after the FWC found him bound by a settlement deed despite claims that its terms had not been finalised.
No charges for Slaters salaries leaker; Mable admits contracts unfair; Australia leaps in gender equality rankings; Underpaying Griffith University provides undertakings; and WA workers get 3.75% pay rise.
The High Court will on Wednesday hand down its ruling on the challenge by sacked CFMEU construction division officials to the federal government's constitutional right to administer its branches.
Shelving a major retail award conditions buy-out bid while the Albanese Government pursues penalty rate reforms would be a dereliction of duty, the Australian Retailers Association has told the FWC.
