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Employer groups have failed in their bid to delay the March 27 CFMEU-MUA-TCFU amalgamation, but have taken solace from a senior FWC member's observation that their April 9 appeal to an FWC full bench "surmounts the fairly low bar of being arguable".

The Fair Work Commission has reserved its decision on whether to permit an appeal against the approval of the CFMEU's merger with the MUA and the TCFU, employer groups signalling their challenge wouldn't end there if refused.

Two employer groups have lodged an appeal against the Fair Work Commission's decision to approve the merger of the CFMEU with the MUA and TCFU.

The Fair Work Commission has approved the merger of the CFMEU with the MUA and TCFU after rejecting employer arguments it should take account of the "significant" number of civil pecuniary proceedings penalty cases against them.

The Fair Work Commission has today set a date for the merger of the CFMEU, MUA and TCFU, after rejecting objections from employers.

Two employer groups have launched a late bid to block or delay the planned merger between the CFMEU and the MUA.

An Australia Post employee has failed in a Federal Court bid to win reinstatement after his summary dismissal for acting as a paid industrial advocate for his colleagues.

United Voice and NUW confirm merger plans; Domino's spices up auditing process

Road freight group NatRoad has been thwarted in its attempt to win a seat at the IR table in NSW, describing the dismissal of its application to register as an employer organisation as "totally unintelligible".

The Fair Work Commission will get just over $74 million in funding under the 2017-18 federal budget — a 5% cut — as it loses some functions to the new Registered Organisations Commission.