Qube Ports must reinstate a stevedore who pranged a client's $70,000 Mercedes after an operations manager mistook her explanations as an attempt to excuse her behaviour or shift the blame.
The Greens have won agreement from the Albanese Government for further changes to the Closing Loopholes legislation that will treat unpaid superannuation like wage theft, improve job security for teachers and stop employers from exploiting intractable bargaining declarations.
The SDA has pledged to stake out and help slay the "new zombie agreements" following a FWC decision to terminate Billabong's 2012 national deal at the conclusion of its peak trading period, while the union is also leaping into the crowded KFC class action space.
An increase in female managers helped shrink the average gender pay gap to 21.7% this year, down from 22.8%, according to the WGEA's latest gender equality scorecard.
The FWC will survey employers on potential award changes to provide workers with greater flexibility to juggle jobs and care, including working from home, as part of its modern awards review.
If the Federal Government removes all barriers to childcare, 118,000 full-time workers could be added to the labour force, according to a draft Productivity Commission report.
As employer and industry bodies today amplify their pitch to block Closing Loopholes amendments, including those to be tabled tomorrow by Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke, leading IR law academic Andrew Stewart has undercut their argument that the legislation is too complex for small businesses to understand.
The FWC has reserved its decision on the first contested intractable bargaining case to be heard by a single member, after service provider Ventia told the tribunal it should find negotiations for outsourced Defence aviation firefighting operations in Queensland have reached an impasse after 15 months of talks and more than 18 months of industrial action.
An intellectual property firm fumbled an employee's summary dismissal when it switched from highlighting his deficient performance and conduct to "dishonesty" over time spent browsing the internet "for items of personal interest", the FWC has found.
