Academics say a national debate about automation and the future of work is failing to address issues of significance to young women, such as their desire for long, meaningful careers in which they are respected and can count on support while balancing work and family commitments.
The Fair Work Commission has approved the merger of the CFMEU with the MUA and TCFU after rejecting employer arguments it should take account of the "significant" number of civil pecuniary proceedings penalty cases against them.
The ACTU is pushing for workers to be cushioned from the shocks of digitally-driven workplace change by introducing an automatic right for casuals to convert to permanent employment, new measures to revitalise collective bargaining, portable entitlements and increased transitional assistance for those who are displaced.
Qantas has confirmed that new guidelines on "inclusive language" are aspirational and won't be incorporated into its conduct and ethics code, which carries the threat of disciplinary action.
An employer has failed in a bid to fend off a protected action ballot order on the grounds that activities such as wearing campaign t-shirts and talking to the media are not industrial action, but the FWC has acknowledged there are "some risks" in including them on the ballot form.
An FWO report released hot on the heels of Caltex's announcement that it will exit franchising has revealed non-compliance at 76% of audited sites and accuses the oil giant of contributing to breaches by failing to put effective systems in place, despite warnings.
The federal government's efforts to rein in the ballooning costs of its FEG scheme have received a significant boost after an appeal court overturned a ruling that stripped it of priority status in seeking to recover almost $4 million paid to employees of a collapsed company.
In a landmark ruling, the Federal Court has found today that a Spotless subsidiary failed to meet its obligations under the NES to provide notice and severance pay to employees – some with 15 to 20 years service – when it lost a longstanding services contract at a major shopping complex.
