Economist and former Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission presidential member Joe Isaac has called for a major overhaul of IR laws to restore the power of unions and boost the "authority" of the IR tribunal to drive wages growth.
An employer has been set the challenge of reverse engineering an agreement rejected on the basis it was not genuinely agreed, after the FWC observed that while achievable through undertakings it was nonetheless a "difficult task".
The ACTU has turned its political campaign spotlight toward the Turnbull Government's record on job creation, arguing that about half of all new jobs since 2013 went to temporary visa holders.
The Reserve Bank has pointed to the concentration of cutting-edge software and information technology in a small number of businesses and narrow labour market segments as a factor behind flat wages growth.
The Turnbull Government's new public service watchdog faces a crunch decision on departing Australian Public Service chief John Lloyd soon after starting in the position on June 25.
A prison officer effectively sacked twice after pleading guilty to assaulting three inmates has again won his job back, an appeal court finding that the IR commissioner who originally reinstated him had correctly focused on what is fair and just, rather than "the reputation of the government".
An FWC full bench has quashed a decision not to approve a deal struck between Thiess and three pre-contract employees on the basis it was not genuinely agreed, remitting the Mount Pleasant mine agreement to a single member for redetermination.
The Fair Work Ombudsman has begun a prosecution of food delivery business Foodora Australia Pty Ltd for allegedly engaging in sham contracting activity that led to underpayments, in a major gig economy test case.
The NSW Supreme Court has rejected an employer's interlocutory bid to remove material it claims is confidential from the file for a general protections case in the FWC.
The Fair Work Commission has ordered an immediate 4% pay rise for about 13,000 employees of the former Department of Immigration and Border Protection, after noting they have not received any increases for almost five years.
