The Federal Court has overturned a CEPU decision to strip a long-term delegate of her union roles, after finding that two officials who heard charges against her were "invincibly biased".
The Federal Court has today dismissed an application by Employment Minister Michaelia Cash to set aside a subpoena served on her by the AWU over the Federal Police raids on the union offices in October.
Unions and Labor have been quick out of the blocks to highlight the employment arrangements in the extensive hotel interests held in the family business of new federal workplaces minister Craig Laundy.
Woolworths and the SDA have been forced to defend a rare confidentiality requirement for pay rates of workers at a new online store set up in anticipation of Amazon's arrival in Australia.
A court has thrown out a union bid to shut down a report into discriminatory behaviour in the Victorian fire services, confirming that the state human rights commission's powers extend to investigating statutory corporations.
Gordon Legal has won the legal work of Victoria's biggest union, the ANMF's State branch, after poaching key employment lawyers from a rival firm, Ryan Carlisle Thomas.
TWU's Sheldon not ruling out running for Senate; Gaudron speech now available; Tribunal backs sacking of drunken sailor; and Fake OHS coordinator wins workers compensation.
The IR portfolio has been demoted in Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's reshuffle this afternoon, with the role given to a new junior minister, Craig Laundy.
The FWO is investigating protests at Melbourne's Webb Dock during the MUA's dispute with stevedore VICT which, despite Victorian Supreme Court cease-orders, continued until the worker's temporary reinstatement last Friday.
