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Redetermine means "to determine the matter again": FWC bench

Published: 07 June 2019 3:04pm

An FWC full bench has confirmed that redeterminations require the tribunal to contemplate matters afresh, quashing a senior member's orders that would have allowed her to consider just three specified issues and limit evidence in revisiting Alcoa's bid to bin its WA deal.

FWC rejects axing of deal workers did not know existed

Published: 06 June 2019 12:13pm

The FWC has refused to terminate a decade-old agreement after hearing a construction company's workers did not know it existed and observing that there was "no evidence whatsoever" about the individual employment arrangements now in place.

HR manager's refusal to deduct union fees wins FWC backing

Published: 04 June 2019 3:55pm

The FWC has supported an HR manager's initial rejection of a request for an employer to deduct union fees from workers' pay on the basis the union concerned was not party to its current agreement.

New McDonald's deal faces grilling after large "no" vote

Published: 04 June 2019 2:36pm

RAFFWU will object to the FWC's approval of a new McDonald's deal voted up by an historically-low 59% majority, as it attempts to clear the way to terminate the burger giant's nominally expired 2013 agreement and claw back more than $250 million in alleged underpayments.

Spotless slugged $60,000 for paying unwitting union members' fees

Published: 04 June 2019 1:28pm

ASX-listed Spotless Group Limited has been ordered to pay 14 former employees a total of $60,000 for breaching their privacy rights when disclosing their names to a union and paying their membership fees without authorisation.

Full Federal Court ruling clarifies super obligations

Published: 31 May 2019 1:42pm

Employers with workers on annualised salaries have only to pay superannuation on standard hours at ordinary rates of pay, a full Federal Court led by Chief Justice James Allsop has ruled.

Porter's priority to fix bargaining, while Folau issue "very complicated"

Published: 31 May 2019 9:54am

Newly-installed IR Minister Christian Porter has singled out the ailing enterprise bargaining system as one of his first priorities, highlighting the need to reduce "complexities" standing in the way of agreement-making.

Skene, stunted wage growth a vexing double: Senior FWC member

Published: 28 May 2019 11:50am

A senior FWC member has told an IR conference that problems associated with a "radical disjunct" between the common law and award definitions of casuals will "snowball" if not resolved, while the cause of stunted wage growth in the face of strong labour market conditions lies beyond orthodox thinking.

Unwelcome longer commute opens path to redundancy

Published: 24 May 2019 12:56pm

A veteran bank teller with grandchild caring responsibilities has persuaded the FWC that it would be unreasonable for her position to be relocated to branches requiring extra driving time of 70 minutes each day.

Airports targeted as TWU plans "most concerted" campaign ever

Published: 21 May 2019 9:05am

The TWU will today raise the spectre of nationwide airport and road freight strikes as it pursues "sector-wide rates" for 38,000 workers covered by 200 expiring enterprise agreements.

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