A Fair Work Commission full bench has accused six employees of engaging in a "sham exercise" when they voted up an enterprise agreement, finding their approval was "entirely lacking in authenticity and moral authority".
The Closing Loopholes Bill is "really bold legislation" set to fundamentally change Australia's employment laws, and it requires employers to start taking some practical steps now, a lawyer says.
The Albanese Government's proposed Fair Work Act amendments will make it harder for businesses to engage casuals, and "radically alter" these employment arrangements, employer groups say.
'Same job, same pay' laws being introduced today will affect only a small number of workers, the Labor Government says. Here are 11 things known about the legislation so far.
Deliberately underpaying workers will be a criminal offence, punishable by fines of up to three times the amount of underpayments, under laws being introduced to Parliament today.
Labor's imminent industrial relations changes, which include a first-ever "definition of what an employee is", represent a union "wish list" rather than addressing legitimate loopholes, employer groups say.
More than a dozen enterprise agreements approved in the past few months contain an "ingenious" clause designed to increase union membership, but workplace lawyers question whether it will "stand the test of time".
An employer failed to "fulsomely engage" with an employee and consider all available options when determining her flexible work request, a Fair Work Commission full bench has found in appeal proceedings.
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