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FWC entitled to extend strike ballot deadlines: Bench

The FWC is not acting beyond its powers when it allows extra time for compulsory conciliation meetings when setting protection action ballot deadlines, a full bench has concluded.

Unions seeking "ironclad" exploited visa worker assurance

Unions NSW and human rights' groups are pushing for the Albanese Government to legislate an "ironclad guarantee" that migrant workers who report employer exploitation will not have their visas cancelled.

Cash spells out Coalition view on next tranche

Shadow IR Minister Michaelia Cash is warning employers the Albanese Government's next tranche of IR changes will cause "significant liability" for those engaging casuals, introduce "unworkable" same job same pay concepts and deny labour hire workers "any role in negotiating their wages", while AiG's chief says the "missing link" in the latest stage is getting employers and unions into the same room for discussions.

IR third tranche looking likely in September

The Albanese Government's third round of IR legislation appears set to be introduced in September as it wrestles with the detail of changes such as requiring "same, job same pay" and giving casuals more scope to become permanent employees.

Virgin ditches intractable bargaining test case

A full bench has vacated tomorrow's hearing of a Virgin subsidiary's bid for an intractable bargaining declaration after earlier refusing to adjourn the test case while the airline puts its latest offer to WA engineers for a vote, with the ALAEA saying it will immediately increase their pay by 13.5%.

Commission dashes DoorDasher's hopes

In finding a DoorDash food delivery driver is an independent contractor, the FWC has held that the "issues of control, delegation and equipment" are almost identical to that in a landmark ruling involving the now-defunct Deliveroo platform.

"Interim" strategy for registered organisations regulator

The FWC has outlined its "interim" strategy for regulating registered organisations while it awaits the result of a review of functions it inherited as part of the Albanese Government's Secure Jobs legislation.

FWC bench refuses bid to extend life of zombie deal

In the first test of Secure Jobs zombie-slayer provisions, a FWC full bench has refused to delay the automatic axing of a scaffolding company's 14-year-old deal after establishing that, contrary to the employer's claims, many of its workers will be better off under the award.

"Invidious choice" under new harassment laws: Expert

Workers s-xually harassed before the Secure Jobs, Better Pay changes came into effect in March will have to choose whether to omit complaints for conduct that occurred before that time to use the new provisions, or "make a potentially less advantageous application" using the old provisions, according to an employment law expert.