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Guthrie case heading into mediation

Former ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie's adverse action case could go to mediation next month, Federal Court judge Jayne Jagot said this morning.


RAFFWU seeks to reverse Woolies' deal, as Pizza Hut agreement binned

RAFFWU has not given up on its push for a $1 billion backpay claim for Woolworths workers, lodging an appeal this week against the retailer's new national agreement, while the FWC says a successful bid by rival retail union the SDA to axe 30 nominally expired Pizza Hut deals will have an "overwhelmingly positive" effect.


Lawyers warned over "misconceived" work in whistleblower case

A Federal Court judge has warned both sides over the conduct of a long-running case in which two former CFMMEU organisers claim they were driven out of their jobs for whistleblowing in a media interview, going so far as to remind the parties he can stop lawyers charging for "misconceived" work.


Employer produced "reconstructed" records: FWO

The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched the first legal action using new reverse onus of proof provisions that require employers to disprove underpayment claims if they have not kept adequate records.

Union watchdog investigating Victorian HSU branch

The HSU's Victorian No 1 branch says a Registered Organisations Commission investigation into claims it cashed-out leave and RDOs to fund a private legal bid refers to secretary Diana Asmar's successful 2014 court action that knocked out two leadership challengers.

FWC backs MSDs as mega-project nears completion

The FWC has issued majority support determinations requiring two major engineering companies to bargain with CEPU members on the Ichthys LNG project, despite the employers' protests that work will be complete before any agreement could be reached.

Dismissal a genuine redundancy, says Amazon

Amazon has hit back at claims by a senior executive assistant that it sacked her for requesting family-friendly hours while her husband was hospitalised, maintaining that it made her redundant as it no longer required her role to be performed by anyone.