Esso Australia is seeking to prevent the Fair Work Commission from making a workplace determination for its Bass Strait oil and gas operations, arguing its legal basis has been "fatally undermined" by a recent High Court ruling.
The FWC has thrown out on natural justice grounds an employer's application for costs against a 75-year-old physiotherapist who died during her unfair dismissal case, having previously indicated she would "vigorously defend" any such bid.
As Unions NSW calls for an "ironclad" deportation amnesty for foreign workers involved in wage theft investigations, an IR academic says a complete firewall between the FWO and the Department of Home Affairs would help move the law enforcement focus from migrants to their employers.
In-house IR legal capacity dashes bid for external representation; TWU lands MSD at regional airline; and Australian consulate employee can't make dismissal claim.
A company providing first aid services at major events has been fined $250,000 for underpaying casuals after a medical certificate attesting its sole director was "unfit for work/school" over a five-day period that included the court hearing failed to secure an adjournment.
A former 7-Eleven franchisee found to have operated an illegal cashback scheme has challenged evidence used to establish its wrongdoing, but failed to overturn a finding that the retailer rightfully terminated its franchise agreement.
The privacy commissioner has declined to award damages of almost $3 million sought against Cbus for unauthorised sharing of personal information, instead ordering the industry super fund to apologise to 328 members for a data breach closely linked to others previously scrutinised by the Heydon Royal Commission.
The MUA has failed in an attempt to extend its coverage to certain truck drivers working at the Patrick Stevedores terminal at Port Botany, after opposition from both the TWU and the employer, the Qube logistics group.
The Victorian government has introduced legislation to plug an "unfortunate" gap in how contract cleaning, security and community services workers accrue long service.
Shipbuilding unions and one of the companies shortlisted to deliver nine frigates for the Australian navy have agreed to hold annual "summits" to thrash out any issues that might arise over the life of the $35 billion project.
