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Domino’s scraps plans for new enterprise agreement
Domino's Pizza has dropped its pursuit of a new enterprise bargaining agreement and will leave employees on the fast food industry award, the company said Monday.
ACTU calls for Fair Work Act update to combat ‘wage theft’
ACTU secretary Sally McManus called for an overhaul of the Fair Work Act on Wednesday, saying Australia's workplace laws were broken and the Turnbull government was willfully ignoring the crisis.
Woolworths wins appeal of FWC’s extension in unfair dismissal case
A full bench of the Fair Work Commission on Wednesday overturned a decision extending the time allowed for a Woolworths' employee to lodge an unfair dismissal case by 164 days, saying the commissioner was wrong to find acceptable three unacceptable reasons for such a delay.
Senators debate gender pay gap bill to ban gag clauses
A bill aimed at tackling gender pay inequality got floor time in the Senate on Monday, but despite consensus that the gap needs bridging, lawmakers debated the best fix.   
Linfox workers lose appeal in FWC case
A group of Linfox workers in Victoria has lost a challenge to a Fair Work Commission ruling that found in favor of the transport giant in a dispute over the scope of their jobs.
FWC won’t delay super union merger
The Fair Work Commission has refused a bid by an employer group to halt the merger of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and two other unions while a challenge is heard.
Herbert Smith Freehills to oust partner over sexual harassment claims
Herbert Smith Freehills has suspended an Australian partner and intends to remove him from the partnership within a week after multiple allegations of sexual harassment were made, the firm said Friday.
BHP should have considered other work for miner: FWC
A BHP subsidiary acted unreasonably when it failed to consider alternative work for an incapacitated employee and instead sent him home without pay for three weeks, a Fair Work Commissioner has found.
Fired CSIRO scientist can expand sex discrimination case
A former CSIRO scientist who claimed she was sacked after speaking out about systemic sex discrimination has won court approval to expand her lawsuit against Australia's national science agency.
Slater and Gordon seeks costs for CFMEU merger objections
Slater and Gordon is seeking costs for defending against unsuccessful challenges brought by two industry groups to the merger of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union with two other unions.