A director's argument that he is well qualified to represent his company in an underpayments case has fallen flat, a court citing a "lack of objectivity" as being among the reasons to reject the proposition.
A worker who lodged a general protections claim after the FWC discontinued their unfair dismissal application has not offended the Fair Work Act's anti-double dipping provisions after the onset of a severe mental health condition left them unable to pursue their initial challenge, the tribunal has held.
The FWC has rejected an employer's argument that commissions should not be included in calculating compensation for an account manager found to have been unfairly sacked after refusing to get a COVID-19 jab.
An employer seeking to be covered by an existing agreement could potentially "operate in a better way" if a clause granting five days leave in return for working on three public holidays is removed, but the FWC has found the change would deny employees the chance to use the entitlement as a bargaining chip.
A business that knowingly and repeatedly breached labour hire licensing laws has been fined more than $600,000, which is believed to be the highest in Australian labour hire law history.
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.
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.
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.
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.
