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The Federal Court has today barred the CFMEU from paying an $18,000 penalty for coercion levied on organiser Joseph Myles.

Bargaining in the public sector is now on hold for the pre-election caretaker period.

The ETU has blamed the Turnbull Government's proposed national construction code for a major dispute at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital hospital project.

Farewell sitting for WA tribunal's chief commissioner; Tribunal to live-stream final minimum wage consultations; Small Business Ombudsman to weigh "lasting impact" of road safety remuneration order; and FWC backs dismissal of bulldozer operator over safety breaches.

The Queensland Catholic Education Commission and the IEU have agreed to continue negotiations for teaching and support staff agreements via the FWC's New Approaches interest-based dispute resolution process, after the employers last month withdrew from the process on the basis that it was "another delaying tactic".

The FWC has released a report on its plain English transformation of the pharmacy award and issued guidelines for plain English drafting, before it gives similar treatment to the clerks, retail, hospitality and restaurant awards.

IR barristers appointed to Federal Circuit Court; FWC member retires after almost 15 years; Wage rises lower in industries hit by resources downturn, says RBA; New FAAA leadership seeking to secure role in new Qantas aircraft; Agreement delivers wage justice for nurses, says Victorian Government; and Supermarket self-service hindering employment growth, says report.

Employment Minister Michaelia Cash has appointed Lyndall Dean, a lawyer with an employer background, as a deputy president of the Fair Work Commission.

One of the counsel assisting the Heydon Royal Commission, Sarah McNaughton SC, has been appointed Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, while the Government has also appointed three commissioners at the Human Rights Commission.

Department of Defence civilian employees have again rejected a proposed enterprise agreement, with almost 55% voting down an offer that included a 6% pay rise over three years.