A senior FWC member has held that an abusive "alt-right" employer unfairly sacked an apprentice for refusing to assist his pursuit of revenge against a former employee, describing the company managing director as having the most deplorable attitude to HR management she had ever encountered.
A company that withdrew an offer of employment when it discovered the potential employee's criminal record has paid her $2500 compensation and revised its global recruitment and HR practices, after the AHRC found it discriminated against her.
An FWC full bench has used a workplace determination to call on the federal government to relax public sector bargaining guidelines, at the same time as it questioned the legal standing of a major department's decision to "go harder" after workers voted down multiple proposed deals.
An injured Rio Tinto mineworker who refused a redeployment because it would have put her on the same roster as her former husband, leaving her with no capacity to care for her children, has failed to win a finding that dismissing her was unfair.
UK court upholds finding that Uber drivers are "workers"; Sexual harassment inquiry extends submission deadline; 13 organisations agree to limited confidentiality waiver for harassment inquiry; AMIEU leader challenging expulsion bid; and Hayden Royal Commission website to be decommissioned.
Victoria's Supreme Court has lobbed a $125,000 contempt fine against the CFMMEU for pre-amalgamation MUA leaders' speeches to picketers at a Melbourne container terminal, finding the union made a calculated decision that its interests would be well served by flouting "no go" orders.
Average wage increases in private sector agreements approved in the September quarter have reached 3% a year for the first time since 2016, according to Jobs Department data released today.
Labor promises to consult on IR policy; Council within jurisdiction for anti-bullying claim, says FWC; CFMMEU's Hanna gets suspended sentence for destroying union documents; Treasury overshoots again on wage growth forecast; and Lloyd returns to IPA.
