The FWC has knocked out United Voice's bid to review copies of documents supporting an enterprise agreement application it suspected of "undercutting" employees' conditions and not being genuinely agreed, observing the union was trying to do the Commission's job.
A software business manager must pay almost $10,000 in fines and $200,000 in costs for his copyright infringement and "flagrant" breaches of his employment contract when he copied his employer's confidential files and worked for a competitor during his gardening leave.
An FWC member ventured beyond the tribunal's private arbitration powers when he ruled on a dispute over the sacking of a probationary employee, a full bench has found.
The Queensland IRC's president looks set to win new powers to promote good conduct by Commission members under reforms to the state's IR legislation before Parliament, as details emerge of an investigation into alleged bullying by a presidential member.
Employers are opposing a union bid for the FWC to make a preliminary ruling on whether metalworkers are a suitable comparator in their equal pay claim for early childhood workers, while the federal government says it is still in the dark on the detail of the application.
Employment Minister Michaelia Cash will intervene before the Fair Work Commission if any attempt is made to seek FWC approval of the new enterprise agreement for Victoria's Country Fire Authority.
The FWC has upheld the sacking of an employee after allegations that he stalked and harassed a colleague, including by sending multiple inappropriate text messages during and after working hours.
Victoria's Andrews Labor Government will review state laws regulating owner-drivers and forestry contractors, arguing that the decision to scrap the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal has ramped-up pressure on heavy vehicle operators.
The NUW has agreed that it won't act on an order allowing it to inspect non-member records at a Victorian farm until the FWC considers the employer's bid to quash it, while the tribunal has granted permission for the TWU to access the records of drivers allegedly associated with a Coles/Linfox contractual arrangement.
