The Fair Work Commission has announced it will develop a 'working from home' term for modern awards, to ensure the instruments aren't an "impediment" to successful arrangements.
New delegates' rights could lead to an uptick in general protections claims and more "adversarial" relationships with employees, so it's important for employers to get up to speed on the changes quickly, a workplace lawyer warns.
A "significant variation" in an employee's regular work pattern shortly before she reached her one-year work anniversary meant she wasn't entitled to convert from casual to permanent, the Federal Circuit Court has found.
The Fair Work Commission has issued its first 'same job, same pay' order, which will potentially result in pay rises of up to $20k for covered workers.
Mining giant Thiess has agreed to directly employ 27 labour hire workers, and raise their pay by $30k, in response to the Mining and Energy Union's 'same job, same pay' application.
The importance of engaging and communicating with employees about enterprise agreements cannot be understated, a lawyer stresses, noting HR professionals have a "critical" role to play in the new bargaining landscape.
The Fair Work Commission didn't become a "protagonist" when it aimed to vindicate its "theory" that an employer engaged in an elaborate sham to deprive workers of penalty rates, the Federal Court has found in rejecting an apprehended bias claim.
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