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FWC approves Laundy intervention in fire deal

Published: 04 June 2018 4:00pm

Workplace Minister Craig Laundy has been granted permission to intervene in the approval of a new enterprise agreement covering the Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade, despite the UFU's criticism of it as an "unprecedented hijack" of the process.

Lloyd resigns in wake of alleged code breach

Published: 04 June 2018 3:17pm

The Australian Public Service Commissioner, John Lloyd, has resigned two weeks after Senate Estimates heard that he faced an allegation of breaching the public service code of conduct.

Compensation for sacked officer blindsided by photos

Published: 04 June 2018 2:05pm

A multinational company bungled what could otherwise have been a fairly straightforward dismissal of a detention officer who slept on the job, the FWC finding that "blindsiding" her with photographic evidence at the second of two meetings denied the otherwise exemplary employee procedural fairness.

Arnott's to introduce urine tests, trial self-testing

Published: 04 June 2018 9:58am

The FWC has given Arnott's biscuits the go-ahead to introduce urine testing of all employees for drug and alcohol use, while the food giant has agreed to trial a union proposal for workers to take immediate leave without pay if they record a positive from oral or breathalyser self-tests before a shift.

Aldi's "enhanced" NERR restrictive: Bench

Published: 01 June 2018 3:36pm

An FWC full bench has questioned why Aldi continued post-Peabody to issue invalid notices of representative rights by directing workers' bargaining questions to a "leader" rather than their employer, finding the "restricting" modification far from trivial.

Biggest minimum wage hike since 2010 "unlikely" to hit jobs: FWC

Published: 01 June 2018 3:00pm

The Fair Work Commission today reaffirmed its view that modest and regular minimum wage increases won't sabotage a robust employment landscape, representing this year's 3.5% hike as an "opportunity to improve relative living standards of the low-paid".

News Flash: Award wages up by 3.5% from July 1

Published: 01 June 2018 11:33am

The Fair Work Commission has this morning granted award-reliant workers a 3.5% increase, lifting the national minimum wage by $24.30 a week or 64 cents an hour in this year's annual wage review ruling.

Minister still a chance to intervene in contentious fire deal

Published: 01 June 2018 9:34am

The Fair Work Commission has reserved its decision on whether Federal Workplace Minister Craig Laundy can intervene in the approval of a new enterprise agreement covering the Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade, an attempt criticised by the UFU as an "unprecedented hijack" of the process.

Minimum wage ruling tomorrow

Published: 31 May 2018 1:02pm

The Fair Work Commission will hand down the 2018 minimum wage review decision at 11am tomorrow, after the ACTU pushed for a substantial rise as a step towards its goal to lift the safety net to 60% of median earnings.

Watchdog seeks record fine to punish MUA

Published: 30 May 2018 8:15am

The FWO is seeking to fine the CFMMEU's MUA division more than $3.5 million for unlawful industrial action against Hutchison Ports, using a novel argument that historic contraventions of the same Fair Work Act provision denies the union the benefit of the legislation's single course of conduct mechanism.

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