Internal candidate likely to fill FWA President vacancy: Prof Stewart
While the IR world takes in the news of Fair Work Australia President Justice Geoffrey Giudice’s surprise early resignation, many are already discussing his likely replacement. Industrial Relations...
View ArticleShorten’s ‘happy’ speech unveils big ideas on future of work
Federal Workplace Relations minister Bill Shorten says critics who blame the Fair Work Act and industrial relations for the nation’s productivity woes are looking for solutions in the wrong place. In a...
View ArticleEmployer appeals landmark urine testing decision
Endeavour Energy will lodge an appeal against Fair Work Australia’s precedent-setting decision which approved swab tests for drug and alcohol testing and found urine testing was unjust and unreasonable...
View ArticleJustice Ross admits FWA’s reputation has been damaged
In a statement to the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations senate estimates committee on May 28, FWA President Justice Iain Ross has admitted the tribunal’s reputation has been damaged in the...
View ArticleFWA full bench on Facebook – ignorance an excuse, for now
A Fair Work Australia full bench has found postings on Facebook are more serious than a “conversation in a pub”, but an employee’s limited understanding of the medium can mitigate the weight to be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Congratulations to all the participants in the 2013 McCallum Medal
Thomson Reuters would like to congratulate Joanna Vincent, the 2013 winner of the annual McCallum Medal presentation competition. This year’s prize was held on Wednesday 6th November at the Fair Work...
View ArticleNew enhancements for The Australian Digest’s Industrial Law title
Thomson Reuters is pleased to announce that the Industrial Law title of The Australian Digest has been reissued with a series of exciting new enhancements. With improved currency, the Commonwealth...
View ArticleRetailers think FWC appeal body a done deal
WFD Exclusive: The leader of a retail industry group pushing for the Federal Government to introduce a Fair Work Commission (FWC) appeals body has revealed industry believes the body is a...
View ArticleFull bench finds MUA ‘genuine’ in switching scope to strike
A union’s strategic choice to switch the scope of its proposed enterprise agreement (EA) so as to avoid protected industrial action restrictions does not mean it is not genuinely trying to reach...
View ArticleDefault super review ‘in limbo’
The Federal Government hopes to restore certainty over the review of default super funds in awards after FSC’s court win last week that ruled the Fair Work Commission (FWC) expert panel process was...
View ArticleFemale war hero sacked after ‘challenging’ male co-workers
Written by Workforce chief journalist Gerard May. The Fair Work Commission has found a decorated war veteran and the first female Black Hawk pilot was unfairly dismissed from her private sector job...
View Article
