As NSW's Berejiklian Government prepares to outsource some bus services in metropolitan Sydney, it has seen off a union bid to win a five-year employment guarantee, enhanced redundancy entitlements and transfer payments for transport workers moved to a private provider in Newcastle.
Just a week after RBA Governor Philip Lowe called for workers to push for bigger wage rises, the FWC has approved a deal that secures increases of just 2% a year for his own 1000-strong workforce, but with the prospect, for some, of also winning performance-based bonuses.
A Shorten Labor Government would implement the Opposition Leader's promise last night to reverse Sunday penalty rate reductions by legislating to protect take-home pay.
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has refused a workers' compensation claim from a banking advisor with a disability, finding his employer had been reasonable in taking disciplinary action, even though it led to him developing depression.
The Fair Work Ombudsman is investigating whether Uber's engagement of drivers complies with Australian workplace laws, in what might be a test of the legal status of gig economy employment arrangements.
The Franchise Council of Australia says it will continue to lobby for changes to the Turnbull Government's legislation to protect vulnerable workers, which has been delayed until at least August.
The ASU and TWU have won access to sensitive internal documents held by aviation ground handlers Aerocare, despite the company arguing that a large number of the unions' members worked for competitors who would benefit from any insight into the algorithms behind its rostering system.
The National Farmers' Federation will argue the FWO has misconstrued the horticulture award's piecework provisions in a Federal Court case it believes has the potential to remove much of the incentive to work across the entire sector.
An apprentice whose boss told him his workers were like racehorses because "they need a pat on the bum to go faster" has won compensation for sexual harassment and victimisation.
