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Hilton zombie deal not for resuscitation: Bench

A FWC full bench has confirmed it cannot accept undertakings to cure zombie deals' BOOT-related deficiencies when considering whether to extend their life, while also refusing to take on board undertakings the tribunal recently endorsed when it transferred a 2006 Work Choices agreement.

Supported bargaining's architecture to limit effectiveness: Experts

The Fair Work Act's continuing focus on single-enterprise bargaining, along with weak underpinning awards and supported bargaining's restriction to multi-employer rather than sector-wide bargaining, will limit the new stream's capacity to achieve "decent wages" for low-paid female employees, according to leading IR academics.

Four months life support for Zombie deal

The FWC has rejected the HSU's bid to extend a zombie deal for two years, backing the ASU's position in finding it failed the BOOT, and granting only a four month reprieve to negotiate a new agreement.

New adverse action protections for FDV survivors: Burke

The Albanese Government's third tranche of IR reforms will include a new protections for domestic violence victim-survivors against workplace discrimination, Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke revealed this evening.

Director liable for underpayments despite limited understanding: Court

In a significant decision on directors' liability for underpayments, a court has found that although the co-founder of Chatime was unaware the bubble-tea chain was in breach of workplace laws, he understood enough about award obligations around casual and weekend penalty rates to be considered complicit.

Woolies' online shopping "clarification" rejected

Woolworths has failed in its bid to vary the Retail Award to "clarify" that the instrument covers its burgeoning online fulfilment operations, avoiding potentially significant knock-on effects for the e-commerce, road transport and distribution industries.

Wages set to grow faster than expected: RBA

The RBA is anticipating stronger wage growth for the rest of the year than it did a few months ago, thanks to the removal of states' wages caps, the FWC's substantial minimum pay ruling and the aged care work value rise.

FWC slays zombie deal presumed "dead"

The FWC has killed off a zombie deal at the request of a leading men's fashion brand that transferred its retail workforce to the higher-paying award in 2019 in the mistaken belief the agreement stopped applying on its nominal expiry.

FWO case goes off-piste with compensation claim: Court

A FWO bid to piggyback a compliance notice breach case with underpayment orders has been upended by a court, which observed that merging the two pathways would "undermine" the Fair Work Act's integrity.

"Embarrassment" for director as labour hire operator fined $106K

A court has limited to about $100,000 the fines it has imposed on an underpaying, now-shuttered labour hire company after accepting that it unintentionally broke the law and that its embarrassed founder is "appropriately remorseful".