Today
CFMEU leaders plead guilty to corruption
The former heads of the construction union’s NSW branch have admitted to taking thousands of dollars in cash bribes from an employer in return for preferential union treatment.
Yesterday
Union leader on paid leave from $170k job accused of substance abuse
A senior maritime union official, who has been absent from his leadership role for much of the past 12 months, is facing allegations of substance abuse and supplying ice to a teenager.
This Month
New deal could change how FIFO works in the Pilbara
Unions have achieved their shortest swing yet for fly-in-fly-out construction workers and say they will refuse to OK anything longer for the rest of the north-west.
Ruling to raise gender pay could cost other workers $300 a week
The Australian Services Union will challenge a Fair Work Commission decision due to concerns it perversely sends thousands of social workers’ pay backwards.
Burger chain burnt over pay rise amounting to 77¢ a week
The ruling is a key victory for unions and could lead to Grill’d being forced to pay more than 4000 workers full penalty rates for the first time in years.
Albanese to ignite IR war with promise to ban cuts to penalty rates
Labor will drag Peter Dutton into an election fight over industrial relations, effectively killing off a handful of cases by employer groups to cut penalty rates.
Perpetual sued to stop clients moving after Ord Minnett raid. It lost
Two courts rejected the firm’s bid to enforce “extremely broad” non-solicitation clauses, in cases that reveal it has already lost 22 clients and fears 200 more are at risk.
‘Game-changing’ rulings grant big gender gap catch-up pay rises
Fair Work has handed down decisions to “free” minimum award rates of historic gender assumptions, raising funding questions for the government.
Chemist Warehouse targeted in case that may open pharmacies to unions
The retail union has launched a case to force Chemist Warehouse to bargain for a multi-employer agreement as it seeks to lift pay and reduce casuals in the pharmacy sector.
CFMEU bribery case breakthrough: leaders flag possible guilty pleas
The lawyer for Darren and Michael Greenfield told a court there had been a “resolution” to the long-running case alleging they took bribes from a construction company.
Commonwealth facing calls to fund nurses’ private sector pay rises
The nurses’ union has called on whichever party wins government to set aside billions to fund pay rises of up to 35 per cent for private sector nurses.
Union watchdog investigating CFMEU NSW and SA leadership
The Fair Work Commission has launched investigations into allegations of credit card misuse, unapproved salary increases and the transfer of $4 million in members’ money.
BHP taken to umpire for ‘bad faith bargaining’ in the Pilbara
Mining unions accuse BHP of cancelling meetings as part of the first union talks for iron ore workers in the Pilbara.
More than $700k sent to director’s wife in alleged $120m GST scam
The wife of one of the directors of collapsed pub empire Virtical told examinations she had no memory of the more than 20 transactions sent from the company.
Ruling on leave adds $1m to one business’ costs in a stroke
Employers want legislative changes in response to landmark rulings that mean thousands of businesses have huge backpay bills for portable long service leave.
Bankruptcy catches up with accountant linked to tax fraudsters
Filomina Kyriacou – linked to some notorious tax fraudsters – has avoided tax debts and unpaid loans worth nearly $4 million by declaring herself bankrupt.
Shock ruling puts bosses on the hook for portable long service leave
Employers may have to pay millions of dollars going back years following landmark judgments that expand portable entitlements beyond the building industry.
Union wins milestone from BHP, adds MinRes to target list
BHP’s historic concession comes as unions extend their Pilbara organising efforts to the struggling Mineral Resources following a spate of truck crashes.
Labor MP turned umpire targeted over ‘same job, same pay’ support
Fair Work Commission deputy president Terri Butler is facing legal action that could stop her dealing with key parts of Labor’s agenda on the grounds of apprehended bias.
No repeal, but Coalition open to changing ‘same job same pay’ laws
A Dutton government would assess changes to Labor’s laws as part of a review originally agreed to by the Albanese government, even as Peter Dutton ruled out repealing the legislation.