A tribunal member, at the urging of a union, placed too much emphasis on employer Ausgrid's investigation rather than the conduct of workers accused of timesheet fraud, a FWC full bench has ruled.
A FWC member wrongly concluded that he lacked the power to hear the case of a university employee sacked for refusing to comply with COVID-19 vaccination directions, a full bench has found.
An employer has appealed to the Federal Court to quash FWC orders requiring five individuals to appear before a Commission full bench next week to address concerns over their role in the approval of its current agreement.
An employer has been given a final chance to respond without compulsion to concerns about a recently-approved deal, after a FWC bench dismissed an "unusual" application for it to recuse itself over perceived bias.
In a significant decision on the employment status of gig workers, a FWC full bench has quashed a ruling that Deliveroo delivery rider Diego Franco was an employee entitled to protection from unfair dismissal.
A former public health service chief executive who claimed discrimination on the basis of "severe depression" has failed to overturn a tribunal's finding that it lacks the power to hear his bid for reinstatement and compensation.
The High Court will next month consider whether to grant special leave to hear the first appeal to reach its doors over government COVID-19 vaccination mandates.
A law firm has won a rare indemnity costs order against a solicitor found to have strung out an unfair dismissal case so he could agitate underpayment claims.
The FWO has lost its appeal against a finding that four allegedly underpaid delivery drivers were independent contractors rather than employees, the judge observing that the case was "much harder" to decide than the recent High Court ruling that guided him.
