The NSW IRC has rejected road transport organisation Natroad's bid to exempt its members from legislation extending minimum rates for owner drivers and contractors throughout NSW, finding the unregistered association lacks standing.
Unions are threatening a class action to counter the practices of "Dickensian" digital marketplaces such as Airtasker, claiming that it is failing to ensure that workers who secure jobs through its platform are provided with minimum rates of pay.
A HR manager who rose to the general manager role at Surf Life Saving NSW before resigning in July over his embezzlement of an estimated $3 million has won a variation to freezing orders on his assets.
The FWBC has discontinued court action against the CFMEU and official Luke Collier over alleged entry breaches at a Sydney apartment development in 2014, conceding its "poor" chance of succeeding after a full Federal Court quashed a similar case.
The Baird Coalition Government has revealed plans to introduce legislation to shift the judicial functions of the NSW IRC to the State's Supreme Court.
"Redundant" safety advisor wins extension of time; Casual whose name was dropped from list loses appeal; Poor advice from national embassy wins 457 employee claim extension.
A road freight group is warning it does not want a repeat of the abolished Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal, as it faces a court challenge to its bid to have members exempted from legislation extending minimum rates for owner-drivers and contractors throughout NSW.
Asciano must wait another three months before its new Port Botany terminal manager can start work after the NSW Supreme Court granted his former employer an additional restraint of trade period on top of three months' gardening leave.
The Fair Work Commission's general manager has launched an inquiry into the actions of former leaders of the CFMEU construction and general division's NSW branch, after the Heydon Royal Commission referred the matter to the tribunal.
A five-year employment "guarantee" legislated by NSW's Parliament for electricity workers in the wake of the privatisation of poles and wires last year is under threat, according to the State Opposition.
