FWC President Adam Hatcher has told a paid IR agent it will have to clear a full bench hurdle before winning permission to appear in future cases before the tribunal, after it ignored directions to repay a settlement sum that never found its way to a client.
The FWC no longer plans to deal with workers' right to disconnect during consultations in the work and care arm of its modern awards review, while it has tweaked its timetable and is inviting input by tomorrow afternoon on a survey that includes questions about working from home.
DEWR secretary Natalie James has defended her department's working from home arrangements and explained why they are different from the newly-passed laws giving employees a right to disconnect out of ordinary hours.
Days after FWC President Adam Hatcher excoriated a paid IR agent for its handling of an adverse action case, the Commission has announced that he will lead a working group aimed at ensuring such representatives act ethically, honestly and in the best interests of clients when appearing before the tribunal.
The FWC has ordered compensation but declined to reinstate 24 DP World wharfies sacked in 2021 for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19, finding that although the dismissal process was bungled, the workers "significantly contributed" to the situation.
The FWC will in March hear ABC arguments that radio presenter Antoinette Lattouf's claim that the broadcaster unlawfully sacked her over an Instagram post critical of Israel's war in Gaza cannot proceed because of her casual engagement and reliance on the wrong provision of the Fair Work Act.
The ACTU is pushing for the Closing Loopholes legislation to empower the FWC to set minimum standards for all "employee-like" workers, not just those engaged in digital platform work.
Australia’s largest family-owned office supplies company unfairly sacked an account manager when it claimed she repudiated her contract by refusing to get a COVID-19 jab, the FWC has found.
An employer has fended off a new employee's adverse action claim after providing evidence of the numerous steps it took to address se-xual harassment and bullying allegations before her abrupt resignation.
In its first decision since pay secrecy penalties took effect this month, the FWC has rejected an employer's bid to redact a "commercially sensitive" list of clients included in a proposed agreement.
