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Chef's adverse action claim back on menu

A FIFO chef's one-day-late adverse action application can proceed after the FWC accepted that he did not realise he filed 12 blank pages in support of his claim.

Van the man to secure Closing Loopholes legislation?

Controversial former Victorian Liberal Senator David Van has put himself forward to negotiate changes to the Closing Loopholes legislation when it comes up for debate in the Senate early next year.

Proposed union looking to "undermine" collective power: QCU

A former One Nation and LNP Queensland MP is an officeholder in a "Pro Choice Union" applying for registration federally and in Queensland after leading a campaign to avoid COVID-19 vaccinations, with the FWC providing 35 days to lodge objections and the QIRC closing them off tomorrow.

Late application to proceed after IR consultant's email fail

The FWC has found an IR consultant's failure to check his emails after business hours on a Friday or the following Monday wholly to blame for a day-late unfair dismissal claim, extending time for his client to argue it unfairly retrenched her after she converted to casual employment.


"Sporadic" web browsing doesn't justify sacking: FWC

An intellectual property firm fumbled an employee's summary dismissal when it switched from highlighting his deficient performance and conduct to "dishonesty" over time spent browsing the internet "for items of personal interest", the FWC has found.

Bill axes public sector pay cap, sees in "mutual gains" bargaining

The Minns Labor Government has introduced IR changes that "remove the power to cap wages for good" and replace it with a "mutual gains bargaining" system, while also boosting the NSW IRC's powers and restoring it as an integrated court and tribunal.

ILO seeks ruling on right to strike

The ILO's governing body has asked the International Court of Justice in The Hague for an urgent advisory opinion on whether a crucial labour convention on freedom of association extends to workers having a right to strike.

Woolies breached bargaining requirements: FWC

Woolworths Group breached good faith bargaining obligations by circulating a Big W deal struck with the SDA and the AWU before giving RAFFWU a chance to consider it, but the FWC has refused to delay the vote as it would not significantly alter the offer.