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Workplace rights protections limited, Qantas tells High Court

The bid by Qantas to overturn a Federal Court ruling that it took unlawful adverse action against its former ground crew employees argues that some of the Fair Work Act's protected workplace rights are "time bound".



Pilot reinstated after being "lumped" in with anti-vaxxers

In a decision reinstating a Regional Express pilot who missed a COVID-19 vaccination deadline, the FWC has expressed sympathy for the airline's "beleaguered HR staff", despite finding the sacking procedurally flawed.

Rogue ACTU Facebook poster fails to overturn sacking

An ACTU call centre worker whose Facebook posts cheered on vaccine mandate protesters who kicked in a union headquarter's windows, applauded attacks against police, mocked domestic violence and disparaged black and transgender people has failed to budge a finding that it rightly sacked him.

Conspiracy theory complaints blow up long career

The FWC has upheld Australia Post's sacking of a long-time employee who ignored directions not to return to a client's workplace after complaints he was spreading COVID-19 conspiracy theories.

"Bold" unpaid pandemic leave provision to be retired

The FWC is set to pull the shutters down on what academics hailed as its "bold" decision to give more than four million award-covered workers access to unpaid leave and twice as much annual leave on half-pay in response to pandemic uncertainties.

Mail redirection warrants extension to contest COVID-19 sacking: FWC

An AGL worker who refused to provide proof of being vaccinated against COVID-19 has won a time extension to contest her dismissal after the FWC accepted her application was delayed when the Commission redirected its mail from Perth to Melbourne.

Rising job mobility allied with higher wages: RBA paper

A new RBA report says that greater job mobility tends to be associated with higher individual and aggregate wages and makes it clear the "great resignation" is a distinctly American and British phenomenon.

Honours for union, HR Nicholls stalwarts

Former long-serving SDA national secretary Joe de Bruyn and HR Nicholls Society founding president John Stone are among those recognised in this year's Queen's Birthday honours.