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Shift to AWU smooths grant of new permit to ex-CFMEU organiser

The FWC has granted an AWU organiser an entry permit because his industrial law transgressions as a CFMEU official occurred more than 12 years ago and his new union has given him what he regards as a lawful and reasonable direction to comply with entry rules.

Bench set to consider Cleanaway workplace determination

A FWC full bench is set to hear the TWU and waste giant Cleanaway on a workplace determination for the company's Erskine Park site in April, after a 14-day post-IBD negotiating period met expectations that it wouldn't lead to agreement.

Court holds accountants to account for withholding records

An accountancy firm and its principal must pay penalties totalling almost $70,000 for failing to comply with FWO notices to produce documents linked to to its client's "grossly inadequate" employee record-keeping.

Invest now in compliance, Stewart urges employers

Closing Loopholes 2 provisions that substantially increase penalties for breaching the Fair Work Act should prompt employers to consider boosting their investment in payroll systems and checking compliance, Adelaide University Professor of Law Andrew Stewart says.

HR managers warned about tech companies' "espionage" language

Researchers say HR managers should be educated on the use of automated management and monitoring tools as tech companies are using "the language of espionage" to promote them and construct an antagonistic relationship with workers.

FWC consulting on updating its rules

FWC President Adam Hatcher is seeking feedback on revised procedural rules for the tribunal, including updates to improve usability and reflect legislative changes, ahead of the sunsetting of the current decade-old rules.

Scope questions torpedo Coles PABO bid

RAFFWU will challenge the rejection of a PABO bid targeting Coles supermarkets and Liquorland outlets after the FWC found it failed to genuinely bargain on behalf of salaried managers it wants to include in a multi-employer deal.

Record fine for CBA's systematic failures

The Federal Court has fined the Commonwealth Bank group a record $10.3 million over about $16 million in admitted underpayments to more than 7400 employees, citing the need to deter other large employers and especially those in financial services.