Setka convicted for harassing wife, refuses to quit as CFMMEU Vic sec
WFD: Victorian construction union secretary John Setka has been convicted and fined $1,000 for using a mobile phone to harass a woman, who it can now be revealed is his wife, Emma Walters. In the...
View ArticleCourt ruling reaffirms need to hold valid federal right-of-entry permit
WFD: Union officials must hold valid federal entry permits when exercising rights of entry under state or territory occupational health and safety (OHS) laws ( WF 2/06/17 ), a Federal Court penalty...
View ArticleNews cuts hurt regional Australia
WFD: The loss of 40 jobs in four newsrooms of the WIN Network in NSW and Qld was a “devastating blow” to regional Australia, according to the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA). The latest...
View ArticleAlternative Folau legal defence fund rocketing towards $3m goal
WFD: Fund raising website GoFundMe's shutting down of Israel Folau's legal defence fund has failed to dent his campaign, with an alternative site expected to raise more than $1m for the sacked rugby...
View ArticleDomino's hit with class action
WFD: Domino's Pizza has been hit with a class action alleging the company “systemically” rorted workers on wages for close to five years. The claim brought by specialist class action law firm Phi...
View Article‘Whistleblowing' CEO loses adverse action claim
WFD: A sacked CEO has had his claims for adverse action and whistle-blower protection quashed by the Federal Court. Justice Simon Steward said he found Peter Bowd had not made the complaints under good...
View ArticleDismissed train worker slammed for responsibility failure
WFD: The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has told a Sydney Train worker, dismissed after his co-workers were almost hit by a train, his testimony was “riddled with unsubstantiated bravado, inconsistencies...
View ArticleSacked chief ops manager awarded six-months' pay for adverse action
WFD: An investment advisement firm has been ordered to pay more than $150,000 in compensation and penalties after it sacked a chief operations manager for refusing to sign a new contract. The Federal...
View ArticleMcManus seeks meeting with PM to plead scrapping July 1 pen rate cut
WFD: Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) secretary Sally McManus has written to Prime Minister Scott Morrison seeking an urgent meeting to try to convince him to scrap the penalty rate cut due to...
View ArticlePM says IR system review will awaken economy's ‘animal spirits'
WFD: The Coalition government will review the industrial relations system - once employers have provided evidence of the need for change, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has revealed in a June 24 speech...
View ArticleNo need for sweeping FW Act changes, just tweaks: Ai Group
WFD: Employer groups have welcomed Prime Minister Scott Morrison's move to review the industrial relations system (see story above) . The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) chief executive Innes...
View ArticleUnions argue Qantas bonus scheme discriminates against workers
WFD: The Fair Work Commission (FWC) will decide whether a Qantas bonus scheme discriminates against workers by making it conditional on them signing up to new enterprise agreement (EA) while delivering...
View ArticleEmployer fined for partnering CFMMEU in no-ticket-no start deal
WFD: The Federal Court has fined an employer $16,200 for sacking a subcontractor who wasn't up to date with his construction union dues. Justice Michael Wheelahan handed down the fine against Prolac...
View ArticleRogue labour hire provider fined $60k for not having licence
WFD: In the first prosecution of its type, a labour hire provider has been fined $60k after supplying workers to a business without a licence to do so. Labour hire businesses in Qld are now required to...
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Journalists : Steve Andrew, Rajiv Maharaj, Luke Williams, John Reynolds. Managing Editor : Peter Schwab.
View ArticleMany thanks and goodbye
A new Industrial Relations minister in Christian Porter (did the ACTU mean to refer to him yesterday as “Industrial Rotations” minister?) and yet another review of the IR legislation - the more things...
View ArticleFull Federal Court upholds coal mining industry accident pay cut
A Full Federal Court has upheld a decision slashing accident pay in the Black Coal Mining Industry (BCMI) Award from 78 weeks to 52. In September last year, a Fair Work Commission full bench accepted...
View ArticleFull bench junks EA covering power station maintenance workers
A Fair Work Commission full bench has junked approval of an enterprise agreement (EA) covering workers employed by a contractor providing maintenance services to power stations in the La Trobe Valley,...
View Article$8k compensation for worker sacked for threatening colleague
A leading hand sacked for threatening to take a more junior work colleague outside and “sort him out” after he questioned his authority has been awarded $8,646 for unfair dismissal. Fair Work...
View ArticleBullying orders not to be used as ‘stalking horse' says FWC
The Fair Work Commission has declined to allow an “oppressive” application by three stop-bullying claimants to stop their employer's performance management processes. Deputy President Peter Sams said...
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