A leading IR legal expert says Victoria's selection as host jurisdiction for a harmonised labour hire licensing scheme and National Labour Hire Regulator is a "fitting reflection" of its contribution in recent years, but the industry peak body has expressed disappointment and surprise.
A court has issued rare orders compelling a former economics professor to face FWO questions under oath about his capacity to pay penalties and compensation arising from underpayment judgments handed down in 2019 and 2020.
The IEU is mourning the passing of former federal president and NSW/ACT secretary John Quessy, who spearheaded its long-running Teachers are Teachers campaign to gain parity between university-trained early childhood teachers and their counterparts in primary schools.
In a decision delving deeply into the statutory definition of bullying, a senior FWC member has observed that allowances should be made for "some degree of exasperation or tension" between managers and those they supervise.
Australia's workplace safety ministers have today unanimously voted to prohibit the use, supply and manufacture of engineered stone, starting in most states and territories from July next year.
The HSU's NSW branch says a historic breakthrough deal today will provide a total pay rise for the State's paramedics of 11.4% to 29.6% over four years.
Labour productivity in the market sector dropped by a record amount in the last financial year, but the ABS is urging caution in interpreting the figures.
About 37% of workers are working regularly from home, down from 40% at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, but well above the pre-COVID-19 level of 32%, according to new ABS data.
The FWC has waved through a former company director's late unfair dismissal claim after accepting evidence that the deadline fell on the same day as her treatment for a heart condition allegedly exacerbated by her ex-husband "vengefully terminating" her employment.
The Australian Human Rights Commission says it will be "selective" in its use of new powers to ensure employers comply with obligations to eliminate sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace.
