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Burke to introduce Loopholes amendments next week

Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke will next week introduce amendments to the Closing Loopholes legislation after striking a third deal with employer and industry groups.

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.

Acute stress disorder warrants extending time

The FWC has extended time for a worker to lodge an adverse action case, finding that a delay in receiving workers compensation payments prevented him from seeing his psychologist for an acute stress disorder, which justified the 38-day delay.

DEWR fails in High Court bid to recoup FEG funds

The High Court has this afternoon declined to hear DEWR's challenge to a ruling that limits funds available to pay employee entitlements when a company goes under.

New start for mining union as exit date set

The CFMMEU's mining and energy division is in a robust financial position to resume operation as a standalone union for the first time in 31 years, after the Federal Court backed its demerger from next month.


Liftoff for Virgin ground workers as cabin crew bemoan "poverty rates"

The TWU has endorsed an in-principle deal for Virgin ground workers that will lift their pay by as much as 20% in the first year, but the airline's cabin crew are still considering industrial action as the FAAA maintains their offer is not enough off the back of "poverty rates".

Sacking for "slur" upheld despite HR shortcomings

A bartender who mistakenly believed they had been sacked subsequently provided a valid reason for summary dismissal by calling their managers "c—ts" in a staff Facebook group farewell spray, the FWC has held, while a HR process "devoid of sophistication" did not make it unfair.

Tears for onion farmer seeking zombie deal extension

A FWC full bench has refused to extend a farm's 16-year-old deal for 12 weeks beyond next month's sunsetting of zombie agreements, describing the application as an effort to pay below-award rates for "one more" onion-picking season.

"Defective" notice grounds Flying Doctor strike

Protected industrial action by Royal Flying Doctor Service nurses has been put on hold after the ballot agent named the wrong union on the voting report.