IR Minister Tony Burke is consulting with the Greens and key crossbench senators on including a "right to disconnect" in the Closing Loopholes No 2 legislation once Federal Parliament resumes next week.
Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke intends to amend the Closing Loopholes No 2 legislation so that "employee-like" workers in the gig economy and in road transport cannot "double-dip" in the federal and state IR systems.
DEWR has sought to allay concerns raised by senators about public "confusion" and "misunderstanding" of proposed changes to the definition of casual employment, telling an inquiry that nothing in the legislation "requires" workers to alter their status.
A senior FWC member has delved into arbitral history to offer his own definition of a 'seven day shiftworker' after expressing frustration that there is no "simple" or "unambiguous" description of the term in the many awards it is employed.
An AI company has been able to rely on contractual terms to repel an adverse action case brought by an experienced former director who failed to persuade the FWC to declare him an employee.
The FWC is seeking feedback by March 12 on the possible incorporation into modern awards of key recommendations of the recent Senate work and care inquiry, including rights to work from home and to disconnect from the workplace.
The ACTU says the FWC should conduct a "comprehensive assessment" of gender-based undervaluation of work, rather than seek to finalise the issue in this year's minimum wage review.
Days after FWC President Adam Hatcher excoriated a paid IR agent for its handling of an adverse action case, the Commission has announced that he will lead a working group aimed at ensuring such representatives act ethically, honestly and in the best interests of clients when appearing before the tribunal.
A judge has given final approval to a confidential settlement in an adverse action case after accepting that a teenager accused of attempting to intimidate the claimant understood how its terms affected him.
