The AWU is "very concerned" at the implications of an AIRC decision which rejected an unfair dismissal action by six scaffolders against their labour hire employer.
The AIRC has ruled that even though a Telstra call centre employee was "habitually negligent" at work, the telco was wrong to summarily dismiss her because it failed to consider that its own inadequate IT system contributed to her conduct.
Waterfront productivity falls away; First ruling on EEAs in WA; Right of entry win for WA CFMEU; and another Hungry Jack's deal fails no disadvantage test.
The Federal Court has made it clear it is prepared to issue orders to allow unions to represent their members at creditors meetings, if they can prove there are exceptional circumstances.
Hundreds of former Ansett employees have obtained an extra $8 million in entitlements following a Federal Court interpretation of the award and enterprise agreement covering the airline's licenced aircraft engineers.
An independent contractor who had his contract terminated for safety breaches has won his s106 unfair contracts case in the NSW IRC, after it found he should have been given five months notice instead of one week.