A tribunal has overturned a finding that disciplinary action was warranted against a teacher accused of "vigilante justice" when he allegedly punched a year 8 student who headbutted him during a class, finding the evidence didn't stack up.
Unions have criticised the Turnbull Government's engagement of employer-clientele law firm Seyfarth Shaw for a $90,000 review of fatalities in the construction sector.
Domestic flight atttendants at Jetstar have voted 70% in favour of a new agreement that backdates annual increases of 3% to May 1 last year and covers the cost of passport renewals.
Pilots at budget airline Tigerair have warned that planned industrial action from Friday to Sunday could cause flight delays and cancellations, but unions say it could be back off the table by 5pm today if the employer improves its pay offer and budges on rostering, leave and parking costs.
The Fair Work Commission acceded to a bid by mining giants to terminate a coal loading agreement after concluding that a system of "self-directed" work teams that constrains management prerogative "needs to go".
A tribunal has ruled that when a public health organisation suspended a psychiatrist, it was not retaliation for his "constant" complaints, but its chief executive acting on a recommendation to stand him down while it investigated allegations of threatening behaviour towards his colleagues.
As Foodora Australia prepares to defend its contracting practices on multiple fronts, the delivery platform has today refuted a manager's leaked claims that it dismissed riders for working for competitors and that its arrangements could be perceived as sham contracting.
Workplace Minister Craig Laundy has today urged employers to rally to defend the Coalition's "sensible middle-ground" on IR against the "extreme left" agenda of a potential Shorten Labor Government and its de facto IR minister, ACTU leader Sally McManus.
The union at the centre of AFP raids conducted on behalf of the Registered Organisations Commission has today warned business leaders that they risk creating a more disruptive and "brutal" IR future for Australia if they continue to employ "hyper-aggressive" strategies aimed at eviscerating organised labour.
