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Safety agency warns on "psychosocial" hazards

The new head of Safe Work Australia has called for better management of "psychosocial" hazards in the workplace on the back of escalating mental health compensation claims.

Disconnect award case to kick off soon: Hatcher

The FWC will soon initiate a major case to insert model "right to disconnect" terms into awards and publish a report on implementation of the tribunal's new gig and transport worker powers, according to its President, Adam Hatcher.

Lawyer fined after "unreasoned" approach to underpayments

A lawyer has been fined $2400 and her eponymous firm a further $12,000 after a judge highlighted her "unreasoned and unreasonable" belief that the FWO wrongly concluded that it underpaid a legal secretary.

Lattouf opens up second front in ABC stoush

Lawyers for media host and writer Antoinette Lattouf have taken her high-profile departure from the ABC to the Federal Court, alleging she was unlawfully sacked in breach of the ABC's enterprise agreement.

Early childhood workers on track for "substantial" pay rise: IEU

The IEU is envisioning that a landmark supported bargaining deal for early childhood workers will secure a "substantial" pay rise and conditions improvements that will be extended nationally, after unions and employers met with Federal Government representatives on Friday.

Intractable bargaining changes in place after Act's assent

New provisions for intractable bargaining workplace determinations have taken effect after the Closing Loopholes No 2 Act yesterday received Royal Assent, while other key provisions, such as the right to disconnect and the new definition of casual employment, are set to begin in late August.


WGEA names gender pay equity laggards

The Workplace Gender Equality Agency has revealed a NDIS health service, the Energizer battery giant and an investment and logistics company have the largest median total remuneration gender pay gaps, while construction topped the list on an industry basis, under new laws requiring the agency to annually report the performance of companies with 100-plus employees.

Cleanaway loses bid for production of private Facebook post

The FWC has refused to order a TWU delegate to provide Cleanaway Operations with details of a post in a private Facebook group that is supporting waste workers' fight against "Big Blue", finding it irrelevant to the union's IBD bid against the company, which a full bench started hearing today.

SDA wins coverage in new Subway deal

A FWC full bench led by President Adam Hatcher has granted the SDA coverage in a deal capturing six Subway stores after the union successfully challenged approval of an agreement replacing a 17-year-old deal due to be automatically axed in December.