In new FWC cases, an employer's right to change rosters without agreement has been upheld, while the commission has criticised EA resolution procedures as "poorly drafted" to cover all dispute scenarios. New research reveals private sector wage movements; sends a warning on penalty rates; and more.
An employer didn't take unlawful adverse action in dismissing a psychologically injured employee for failing to attend a medical appointment, a court has found. Meanwhile, employer groups, politicians and unions are divided on penalty rates and minimum wage increases, and more.
The low proportion of employers achieving productivity gains through enterprise bargaining, and the amount of time it takes, suggest the process could be improved, an employment lawyer says.
Nine in 10 executives plan to change the way their organisations are designed in the next two years, research has found. Meanwhile, the Federal Government has proposed amendments to several workplace laws, an economist has weighed up the impact of the penalty rates decision, and more.
Explaining upcoming penalty rate cuts to affected workers could prove a "nightmare" for employers, especially when the decision will affect different employees in different ways, an academic warns.
Transitional arrangements for the Fair Work Commission's penalty rates decision remain a key element of the changes to watch, according to an employment lawyer.
Applications to terminate enterprise agreements are on the rise, but just because an agreement is old doesn't mean an employer should scrap it, a workplace lawyer warns.
Demand for HR specialists who understand global and emerging workplace issues is heating up, according to new research. Meanwhile, the Federal Court has found a wage tool discriminated against employees to the tune of $100 million; an employee has won only nominal damages in a long-running bullying case; and more.
