The FWC has upheld DP World's sacking of a stevedore and self-proclaimed "big fish" in the MUA for bullying two colleagues who stepped outside a worker-maintained "system of control and internal discipline" by taking a complaint to HR.
Anglo Coal is facing a seven-figure backpayment, after the High Court refused to grant it special leave to appeal a finding that a subsidiary breached its enterprise agreement by failing to pay employees correctly when they cashed-out personal/carer's leave.
The FWC has given Coles Supermarkets until next month to provide rosters for comparison of its 2011 agreement with the retail award, as it prepares to hear night-fill worker Penny Vickers' push for the deal's termination.
The FWC has ruled that a cabin crew supervisor, who failed to convince the tribunal last year that his sacking for alleged sexual harassment was unfair, must now pay costs for continuing to pursue his claim after he rejected a $20,000 settlement offer.
The Federal Court has ordered Anglo Coal to reinstate two German Creek coal mineworkers until it determines whether the company's decision to make them redundant, triggered by an extended protected strike, constituted adverse action.
Australia's two biggest employer groups have joined forces with the ACTU to ask the Turnbull Government to scrap mandatory four-yearly reviews of awards.
The High Court has today granted special leave for both Esso Australia and the AWU to appeal decisions dealing with unprotected action at Esso's Bass Strait gas operations.
The CPSU and Department of Border Protection return to the FWC next week for conciliation of their draft workplace determination, while employees of three APS agencies have again rejected offers.
