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Former Labor MP, now workplace umpire not DQ’d from ‘same pay’ cases: court
Employment 2025-08-14 11:52 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has dismissed a bid by a group of labour hire companies to disqualify former Labor MP now Fair Work Commission deputy president Terri Butler from same job, same pay cases for apprehended bias.

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High Court confirms employers must consider redeployment before redundancy
Employment 2025-08-06 11:27 pm By Andy Sidler

The High Court has upheld a decision that found Helensburgh Coal should have tried to redeploy 22 workers it dismissed as redundant and replaced with contractors.

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Former FWC senior president charged with possessing child abuse material
Crime 2025-08-05 11:34 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A legal academic and former senior president of the Fair Work Commission is facing charges after child abuse material allegedly flashed on his screen during a lecture at Monash University.

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CBA faces union action for alleged offshoring of hundreds of jobs
Employment 2025-07-18 11:35 pm By Sam Matthews

The Finance Sector Union has taken Commonwealth Bank to the Fair Work Commission over the alleged “sham redundancy” of over 100 positions it says are being offshored to India in breach of an enterprise agreement.

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Royal Hotel recruiter accused of flouting FWC order in pregnant worker’s case
Employment 2025-07-15 11:37 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched action against a labour hire company for allegedly failing to pay compensation to a pregnant worker sacked from the Royal Hotel Granville.

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Melbourne Uni professor axed for relationship with student wins job back
Employment 2025-07-10 11:06 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A Melbourne University engineering professor who was sacked for sending intimate messages to a PhD student has been reinstated after the Fair Work Commission found he was unfairly dismissed.

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Uber driver files FWC case over recurring app malfunctions
Employment 2025-07-09 11:40 pm By Sam Matthews

A Sydney-based Uber driver has filed a Fair Work Commission case seeking $50,000 in compensation and damages over recurring malfunctions in the rideshare app, saying drivers “should not bear the financial burden of Uber’s technical failures”.

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BHP loses latest ‘same job, same pay’ battle with union
Employment 2025-07-07 11:09 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Unions have prevailed in a fight with BHP over Labor’s same job, same pay legislation, with a landmark decision ensuring a pay rise for over 2,000 labour hire workers.

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Landmark win for low-paid McDonald’s workers in FWC
Employment 2025-07-02 2:55 pm By Sam Matthews

The workplace umpire has handed a win to over 5,000 McDonald’s workers, in a decision that will force 18 of the fast food giant’s franchisees to the negotiating table for a single enterprise agreement under new laws.

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Tradie scared into quitting by boss’s swearing, FWC says
Employment 2025-06-25 3:58 pm By Sam Matthews

The Fair Work Commission has found that an electrician had no choice but to quit after copping an expletive-laden talking to by his boss, despite accepting that swearing was likely “part of the everyday work culture” at the blue-collar business.

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