The Albanese Government has unveiled plans to immediately start work on enabling the Fair Work Commission to "proactively" help workers and businesses reach agreements that benefit them, particularly in the case of new and/or small and medium enterprises.
Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke has today written to FWC President Iain Ross to advise of "impending" legislative changes that will prevent employers using terminations as a bargaining tactic.
The Albanese Labor Government will establish a tripartite National Construction Industry Forum to address issues such as mental health, safety training, apprentices, productivity, culture, diversity and gender equity in the building sector.
Employers says an Albanese Government decision to boost skilled migrant numbers by more than 20% this financial year is a "win" for advocacy at the jobs summit, while Labor says there is "consensus" it needs to raise the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold.
The Albanese Government has today released an issues paper for the forthcoming Jobs and Skills Summit that says the bargaining system should be a "key enabler" of both productivity growth and secure, well-paid work.
In a significant decision on the employment status of gig workers, a FWC full bench has quashed a ruling that Deliveroo delivery rider Diego Franco was an employee entitled to protection from unfair dismissal.
Private sector rates of pay increased by 2.7% annually in the June quarter, lifting off historic lows but failing to make much of a dent on surging inflation.
An employer must pay compensation to a "pro-choice" worker sacked for missing a COVID-19 vaccination deadline after the FWC found that, unlike a colleague, it failed to afford her a chance to take leave while awaiting the impending approval of the Novavax jab.
The High Court will next month consider whether to grant special leave to hear the first appeal to reach its doors over government COVID-19 vaccination mandates.
A government corporation's HR manager had "zero interest" in discussing workplace COVID-19 vaccination requirements with a worker who justifiably raised the matter under an agreement's dispute terms, the FWC has found.
