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WFH direction for harassment accused breaches deal: FWC

The FWC has acknowledged there is a "high bar" to overturning management decisions but ultimately found that Ambulance Victoria breached its agreement when it directed a paramedic to perform alternative duties from home while it investigated a colleague's s-xual harassment claims against him.

Ross appointed inaugural chair of net zero authority

The Albanese Government will appoint former FWC president Iain Ross to lead its Net Zero Economy Authority, which will play a core role in supporting workers in emissions-intensive industries transition to new jobs and acquire new skills.

Queensland to bolster industrial manslaughter laws

Queensland's Miles Government has introduced legislation to expand the reach of its industrial manslaughter legislation and bring it into line with equivalent state laws.

TAFE hit with big legal bill for unfair sackings

TAFE NSW must pay two workers more than $230,000 in legal costs and $100,000 in compensation after the FWC overturned their dismissals for alleged fraudulent, dishonest and corrupt behaviour.

"Largest ever" MSD forces grocers to bargaining table

The SDA says it has won the largest-ever majority support determination, opening the way for bargaining at Foodland and IGA supermarkets in regional SA after the union fended off a multi-pronged challenge to its narrowly-endorsed petition.

"Genuine" apology helps reduce fine for sports giant

A "wealthy" global sports company's mistaken belief that a sacked manager took unapproved days off has contributed to a judge finding that it should be hit with only 25% of the maximum penalty for taking three months to pay out his annual leave entitlements.

Firies entitled to compensation for additional hours: Bench

A FWC full bench has hosed down a commissioner's allegation that a failure to provide a worker 14 hours of "leisure time" bordered on "wage theft", but has upheld his finding that the worker should have received the additional leave.

Outlaw AI hiring, firing: Unions

Unions are seeking a "total ban" on using AI to hire, fire, discipline or promote workers, along with an "AI tax", in submissions to a Senate inquiry accusing employers of introducing the technology without consultation and deploying it to police productivity.

McManus on US trip ahead of ACTU Congress

The Australian ambassador in Washington DC, Kevin Rudd, has revealed a high-level but under-the-radar visit to the US by ACTU secretary Sally McManus.