A court has dismissed an attempt by six former Patrick Projects employees to win an interlocutory injunction stop its takeover while they sue it and parent company Asciano for allegedly failing to adhere to an employment agreement and deed.
Australian Public Service Commissioner John Lloyd has responded to reports that APS agencies "mismanaged" the bargaining process in the wake of the FWC's recent Uniline decision on bargaining notices.
The FWC has rejected a construction of the statutory "effective representation" test argued by a dismissed employee seeking to have a lawyer appear for him in the Commission, because it would set the bar too high even for "experienced industrial advocates and lawyers".
The FWC has for the second time in 10 days agreed to suppress the personal details of employee signatories to an enterprise agreement, but this time has refused to keep their names confidential.
The FWC's much-anticipated ruling on weekend penalty rates is still likely to be months away, after the Commission called on the Australian Industry Group to provide further details on the days and times that casual fast food employees prefer to work.
Leaders of the CFMEU's militant construction division are looking to ride out the backwash from the Heydon Royal Commission, with all incumbent states secretaries expected to re-nominate in coming weeks for new four-year terms.
The IEU has underlined one of the challenges facing initiators of equal pay cases, revealing that three years after it joined United Voice and the AEU in seeking equal remuneration orders for early childhood educators, it is struggling to identify a "comparator" profession.
An executive has failed in a court bid to find that an indemnity clause in his employment contract meant he wasn't liable for a $30,000 indemnity costs order, awarded due to his unmeritorious claims.
The FWBC has discontinued court action against the CFMEU and official Luke Collier over alleged entry breaches at a Sydney apartment development in 2014, conceding its "poor" chance of succeeding after a full Federal Court quashed a similar case.
