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Start date for ROC pushed back

The timetable for having the Registered Organisations Commission up and running appears to have slipped, with a new target adopted for it to be in place by the end of June.

Ross calls for Coalition to reveal position on penalties transition

The FWC has asked the Turnbull Government to clarify whether it intends to amend the Fair Work Act to enable the tribunal to make take home pay orders to potentially mitigate hardship flowing from its decision to cut hospitality and retail workers' penalty rates, and is seeking further submissions on transitional arrangements.

Cash imposes sanction on Hutchinson, as CFMEU refuses to change deals

Employment Minister Michaelia Cash has imposed the first-ever sanction under the national construction code against a builder, temporarily prohibiting J Hutchinson Pty Ltd from securing federal contracts, while the CFMEU has hardened its position against re-opening deals to make them compliant with the latest changes to the 2016 code.


ACTU seeks 6.7% minimum wage rise

The ACTU is asking the FWC for a $45 a week or 6.7% increase in the national minimum wage, as it begins a push under its fresh leadership to lift minimum rates towards a new benchmark against average weekly earnings.

FWC's Acton resigns

Long-serving senior presidential member Jennifer Acton has resigned from the FWC.

Costs security order imposed on advocate aggrieved by Heerey report

The Federal Court has imposed a $10,000 security of costs order on an industrial advocate who is challenging its refusal to quash alleged adverse findings against her in the Heerey report on the conduct of former FWC Vice President Michael Lawler. Meanwhile, former Howard Government Workplace Relations Minister Peter Reith has been admitted to hospital after a "serious medical emergency".


Labour movement leaders clash on rule of law

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has upbraided new ACTU leader Sally McManus for expressing her support for key affiliate the CFMEU's flouting of "unjust" IR laws.