The NSW Court of Appeal has upheld a decision to award a lump sum payout to the dependents of a worker who committed suicide after a workplace injury that left him in constant pain.
A teacher who complained to his elite private school about 100-hour working weeks and working up to 34 consecutive days has been temporarily reinstated, after the Federal Court found it was arguable he'd been sacked over his dissatisfaction with working conditions.
Caltex is in the process of shutting down its Kurnell refinery in NSW for the second time in two weeks after being notified by the AWU of more industrial action by operators.
Workers' compensation bills for most Queensland employers will drop from July 1 following the State Government's decision to approve a premium rate cut to 1.75% - the lowest in the country.
An employee who unsuccessfully went ahead with an unfair dismissal claim despite his employer presenting a detailed and convincing outline of its case against him during conciliation has won an appeal against a costs order.
A full bench of the IRC will examine whether junior rates become obsolete under the WR Act's award simplification provisions if they are not used for years.
The Finance Sector Union has struck a new enterprise agreement covering 4,500 to 5,000 employees at the NRMA, backtracking on the union's decision to refuse to sign any more enterprise agreements without a guaranteed minimum pay increase.
The AMWU election battle between officials aligned with national secretary Doug Cameron's camp and the Victorian-based Workers First faction has ended up in the Federal Court, with Workers First failing to convince Justice Donnell Ryan that orders were required to prevent Cameron and his allies using union resources in their campaign.