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Queensland to bolster industrial manslaughter laws

Queensland's Miles Government has introduced legislation to expand the reach of its industrial manslaughter legislation and bring it into line with equivalent state laws.

TAFE hit with big legal bill for unfair sackings

TAFE NSW must pay two workers more than $230,000 in legal costs and $100,000 in compensation after the FWC overturned their dismissals for alleged fraudulent, dishonest and corrupt behaviour.

"Largest ever" MSD forces grocers to bargaining table

The SDA says it has won the largest-ever majority support determination, opening the way for bargaining at Foodland and IGA supermarkets in regional SA after the union fended off a multi-pronged challenge to its narrowly-endorsed petition.

"Genuine" apology helps reduce fine for sports giant

A "wealthy" global sports company's mistaken belief that a sacked manager took unapproved days off has contributed to a judge finding that it should be hit with only 25% of the maximum penalty for taking three months to pay out his annual leave entitlements.

Firies entitled to compensation for additional hours: Bench

A FWC full bench has hosed down a commissioner's allegation that a failure to provide a worker 14 hours of "leisure time" bordered on "wage theft", but has upheld his finding that the worker should have received the additional leave.

Outlaw AI hiring, firing: Unions

Unions are seeking a "total ban" on using AI to hire, fire, discipline or promote workers, along with an "AI tax", in submissions to a Senate inquiry accusing employers of introducing the technology without consultation and deploying it to police productivity.

McManus on US trip ahead of ACTU Congress

The Australian ambassador in Washington DC, Kevin Rudd, has revealed a high-level but under-the-radar visit to the US by ACTU secretary Sally McManus.

Audit identifies award intersection with disconnect right

The FWC is inviting submissions by June 11 on a "right to disconnect" audit of all 155 modern awards focusing on terms involving spans of hours, notice, supervisory duties, and requirements to remain on call, on standby or return to duty.

No stay for employer seeking to defend bushfire sacking

Construction giant Laing O'Rourke has failed to block consideration of compensation and penalties while it appeals a finding that it unlawfully sacked a manager over an altercation at a party during a bushfire recovery project.