An FWC full bench has highlighted the importance of scrutinising the "totality of material" lodged to support the approval of agreements, after it quashed a deal that was passed despite "inconsistent" declarations from a HR manager about compliance with mandatory pre-approval steps.
The ALP’s national conference has endorsed a "truth in bargaining" policy that would give the Fair Work Commission the power to determine whether to keep employer information confidential.
The AWU faces a substantial damages bill after the Federal Court ruled today that the union took adverse action against Esso Australia when its members undertook unprotected industrial action in March, including using the action to coerce Esso into changing its bargaining position.
CFMEU officials led negotiations with concrete companies to set uniform pay and conditions for commercial construction work in the ACT, the Heydon Royal Commissionheard today.
Qantas has called in cyber security experts after a "perceived compromise of the voting process" in an electronic ballot for a long-haul pilots' agreement.
Labor has today accused Australian Public Service Commissioner John Lloyd of favouritism towards his own workforce to get his agreement across the line.
In an important ruling, the Federal Court has found that an interim bargaining order that the MUA didn’t comply with was “spent” and didn’t stop it proceeding with protected industrial action.
A revised enterprise deal with an extra day off in each roster cycle for the Gorgon LNG project’s largest contractor, CB&I, has been voted down, after a ballot closed on Friday evening.
