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Sacking a wee bit too harsh, says Commission

Published: 10 November 2016 2:29pm

A garbage truck driver sacked for urinating in a CBD laneway during his shift has won his job back after the Fair Work Commission found he paid too high a price for his misconduct.

No compensation for reasonable management action: High Court

Published: 09 November 2016 5:30pm

The High Court has today confirmed employees are not entitled to workers compensation if they develop psychological injuries as a result of reasonable management action.

Challenge to FWBC powers to stymie agreements

Published: 08 November 2016 5:17pm

The ETU has launched a Federal Court challenge to the construction watchdog's power to assess whether enterprise agreements comply with the 2013 construction code.

Double dissolution IR bills return to Senate; and more

Published: 08 November 2016 4:56pm

Turnbull Government re-introduces IR bills to Senate; Extension for Senate committee report on backpacker tax bills; FWC advertising for general manager.

Judge calls for better drafting of agreements

Published: 07 November 2016 3:39pm

A senior member of the Federal Court's IR panel has warned that litigation is inevitable if those who draft enterprise agreements use euphemisms to conceal the parties' differences on terms.

More part-time work, but not enough hours: RBA

Published: 04 November 2016 2:03pm

Nearly half of all household services jobs are now part-time, fueling a trend that has seen part-time work increase more than threefold over the past 50 years, according to the RBA's latest quarterly Monetary Policy Statement.

Master franchisor penalties set accessorial liability precedent: FWO

Published: 03 November 2016 3:51pm

The FWO has used accessorial liability provisions to secure substantial penalties across the chain of command of a frozen yoghurt franchise responsible for underpaying four overseas workers.

Crossbench disarray threatens IR bills

Published: 02 November 2016 11:23pm

The Turnbull Government’s plan to push its IR bills through the Senate have been thrown into doubt by legal questions over the eligibility of two crossbench senators.

Most FWO prosecutions targeting accessories

Published: 02 November 2016 8:35am

The Fair Work Ombudsman pursued accessories to alleged Fair Work Act breaches in nine out of every ten cases it lodged in court last financial year, while three-quarters involved visa-holders, according to its annual report.

CFMEU to seek full Federal Court hearing after High Court rebuff

Published: 31 October 2016 4:22pm

The CFMEU says it will appeal to a full Federal Court over a judge's refusal to let it withdraw admissions that it was liable for right of entry contraventions by five officials at three Adelaide construction sites, after the High Court on Friday found the union inappropriately invoked its jurisdiction.

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