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A Western Australia court of appeal has rejected the RTBU's bid to reinstate a transit officer sacked for making false allegations against her supervisor, confirming it would be "impracticable" for the employer-employee relationship to continue given the absence of trust between the parties.

An FWC full bench has confirmed that many aged care and nursing employers are entitled to change employees' rosters without consent to meet business needs, as long as they don't breach their workplace agreements.

A Senate inquiry has recommended that existing legislation be strengthened to capture entities ultimately responsible for unpaid super in much the same way that powers to pursue and penalise franchisors and holding companies held liable for unpaid wages stand to be bolstered under proposed changes to the Fair Work Act.

The FWC's minimum wage panel has asked whether any parties to its annual review want to "revise" their claims after the recent inflation spike.

The FWC has this morning issued an s418 order to halt unlawful bans at Patrick's Port Botany container terminal.

Fairfax editorial staff voted today for a week-long strike in protest at a management decision to cut about a quarter of the company’s remaining journalists.

An accountancy firm that knowingly failed to maintain current award rates of pay in its MYOB payroll system has been found accessorially liable for an employer's underpayments.

Retail and hospitality only accounts for about one-third of the 2.75 million employees who work on a typical weekend, according to a new report.

Queensland's Palaszczuk Labor Government will introduce legislation this month to mandate the licensing of labour hire companies from next year, setting the pace for other Labor states such as Victoria and South Australia.

Fair Work Ombudsman Natalie James says low penalties are creating a "perverse incentive" for a "dangerous minority" of employers to use inaccurate or incomplete records to conceal underpayments, forcing the watchdog to use novel, labour-intensive strategies to piece together employees' working hours.