An FWC full bench has rejected IR Minister Christian Porter's bid to review an already-approved agreement on the basis that it contains discriminatory terms, while it has allowed changes "entirely disposing" of any lingering ambiguities.
Bench rejects employee's "tactical" late dismissal claim; Police force ordered not to discharge injured cops; FWC publishes new unfair dismissal benchbook.
A court has upheld the reinstatement of a high school teacher dismissed for tampering with students' results, rejecting the Department of Education's argument the decision lacked "intelligible justification".
Murdoch University is seeking compensation for a dip in international student enrolments and damage to its reputation in a cross-claim against an academic who is accusing it of retaliatory adverse action over alleged public interest disclosures to the media.
The FWC has ordered an employer to reinstate an employee it accused of theft, fraud and corruption, finding "erroneous" allegations and "a series of procedural flaws" led to her unfair dismissal.
The FWC has lashed a government department for leaks that sabotaged the job prospects of the former head of its art leasing program after he resigned in the face of adverse misconduct findings.
The Victorian Department of Parliamentary Services' failure to utilise its HR expertise has contributed to a finding that it unfairly sacked a senior electoral officer on the basis that he lost the trust and confidence of the Labor candidate he served.
As more than 18,000 NSW public school administrative and support staff vote on a settlement to their gender equity claim said to boost annual pay by up to $13,500, the PSA and Department of Education are nutting out the degree to which they will jointly acknowledge the gender element.
"Potentially misleading" claim delays Subway agreement; Setka's CFMMEU takes legal business to Maurice Blackburn; Holiday sweetener seals public sector deal.
A council employee who worked back-to-back shifts alternating as a fitness instructor and customer service officer at a health centre has failed to establish an overtime claim based on cumulative hours when both jobs "merged".
