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Target deal ties pay rises to minimum wage rulings

Target has paid workers a $400 lump sum bonus after they voted up a proposed four-year deal to replace its 2012 "zombie" agreement, with conditions, wages and pay rises to be tightly pinned to the retail award.

Case filed after public holiday long weekend within time: FWC

The FWC has found that the Victorian lawyers for an ACT worker who lived in NSW made her unfair dismissal in time, after they delayed her application by three days because of public holidays and a weekend.

Move faster on centralised APS bargaining: CPSU

The CPSU is pushing the Albanese Government to bring forward to the start of next year its promised return to centralised bargaining for common terms and conditions in the Australian Public Sector.


FWC trashes waste giant's "callous" sacking

The FWC has ordered a worker's reinstatement and criticised his employer for its "severely flawed" dismissal process after it used a traffic violation as a "golden opportunity" to dismiss him for riling management by engaging in "covert" and "unlawful" industrial action.

Removal from WhatsApp group roster a dismissal: FWC

Removing a gender-transitioning barista from a WhatsApp group roster system following a suicide attempt constituted dismissal, the FWC has held, clearing the way for her to pursue an adverse action case against her former employer.

Bench brings sacked flight attendant back to earth

A senior Virgin flight attendant has had her reinstatement overturned after a FWC full bench comprehensively picked apart a finding that procedural fairness deficiencies rendered her sacking for misconduct unfair.

Deal's nominal expiry date the wrong marker: FWC bench

A FWC full bench has thwarted a multinational company's attempt to end to a 30-year practice of maintenance workers banking two hours' leave a week in lieu of pay rises, finding a member wrongly concluded the arrangement could be changed when its agreement reached its nominal expiry date.

FWC backs supervisor's sacking for role in boozy lunch

The FWC has upheld the sacking of a supervisor summarily dismissed for disobeying a reasonable direction when he allowed his team to drink alcohol while celebrating the completion of a major project.

Transfer distances company from fraudulent, corrupt past

The FWC has approved a company's transfer of employees to a newly purchased entity, to remove any connection to an associated entity embroiled in fraud and corruption and the risk of "brand damage".