Parliament has just approved the third major workplace reform bill in the life of the Albanese government,but it’s just part of a much wider ‘fairness’ agenda.
The Federal Court has found the Bureau of Meteorology has breached workplace laws over its sacking of a former senior manager who alleged she was driven out of the organisation in a “sham redundancy”.
One of the most consequential modern day union leaders in Australia,John Setka has called time after more than a decade at the helm of the state’s influential CFMEU.
Bosses fear a new law preventing them from contacting workers too much after hours will open the door to vexatious claims – and the government is already hoping to make a big change.
New laws allowing employees to disconnect from the work are a reflection of how the digital age has blurred the lines between work and home,but the legislation has potential to both help and harm.
A right to disconnect has been inserted into Labor’s latest industrial reforms,under which employers face fines or criminal sanctions if they fail to comply.
Think your boss is calling you too much after work? You will soon have a way to stop them under legislation going before parliament.
Chris Minns’ chief antagonist is gearing up for another round of industrial war games. Gerard Hayes wants his members ready “for a fight”.
Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke used the end of the stalemate between ports operator DP World and the maritime union to vindicate his refusal to intervene in the wage dispute.
Independent senators David Pocock and Jacqui Lambie have detailed extensive concerns with the remainder of Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke’s Closing Loopholes legislation.
Italian construction firm Saipem said its initial assessment was that a software anomaly caused the incident that buckled the pipeline on the seabed but the vessel was not damaged.