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Long-haul flights squeezed as Qantas, pilots square off

The Federal Court will weigh into a stoush between Qantas and the AIPA over whether the union is unreasonably withholding permission to allocate newly-recruited pilots to its A380 super-jumbos, with the FWC staying a similar dispute over the airline's ability to appoint them if it already has enough bids from its current cohort of more senior flight crew.

Bench slams gate on extra duties

In a decision closely examining when employees can be directed to perform extra duties, a FWC full bench has ruled that a maintenance worker could refuse to remotely monitor an automated gate at a gas supplier's facility.

No pay for pre-shift RATs under aged care deal: FWC

In a decision shedding further light on whether workers should be paid if instructed to conduct COVID-19 rapid antigen tests at home or prior to a shift, the FWC has held an aged care agreement lacks any provision to pay staff for testing at a time of their choosing.




Thiess offers $850K to settle travel time case

FIFO workers employed on a remote LNG project a decade ago stand to split more than $850,000 after pursuing payment for the time it took to be bussed from their crib hut to a security gate at the end of each shift.

Striking wharfies "penalised twice" under Qube approach: Bench

Stevedoring giant Qube has failed to overturn a ruling that it should have slashed the minimum number of hours salaried dockworkers needed to work in a year after withholding their pay over 11 weeks of protected industrial action.

Drivers shunted into COVID-19 siding fail to win lost pay

In a decision exploring what constitutes a disciplinary investigation, a FWC full bench has quashed a finding that a public transport agency must pay a group of train drivers blocked from attending work after failing to comply with its COVID-19 vaccination policy.

Hobbled marine pilot entitled to extra leave: Tribunal

A State corporation, in the face of medical evidence, lacked the discretion to deny extra sick leave to a worker with a bad leg break that it believed didn't meet the definition of a serious long-term injury, the FWC has found.