Posts tagged "fair work commission"

The Fair Work Commission is creating an interface for wage and entitlements data that it says could save businesses time and reduce the margin for error when paying employees. 

Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Tony Burke has provided further detail on Labor's minimum wage submission made this afternoon to the Fair Work Commission.

Millions of Australian may soon have access to 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave a year, after the Fair Work Commission gave provisional backing to the new entitlement.

The Fair Work Commission has slammed an "archaic" zombie agreement that prevented employees of Queensland’s largest hospitality group from being paid penalty rates.

The agreement outlines key principles for workers and companies operating in the gig economy while backing the push for enforceable industry standards.

The Coalition says it is still committed to industrial relations reform, despite Labor and unions saying the changes would lower wages.

The employee was refused an extension of time for his unfair dismissal application after his termination of employment letter was sent to an email address that he did not check.

The government has pledged to ‘back small business’ by establishing a dedicated unit within the Fair Work Commission and providing millions in funding to the Small Business Ombudsman.

The employee was dismissed after making a series of posts to his Facebook page that were considered offensive, derogatory and inconsistent with his employer's values and policies.

Queenslander Blake O'Keeffe brought the application to the Fair Work Commission, who found he deserved no more than a written warning for the tragic accident.

The Fair Work Commission was required to consider privacy concerns in an unfair dismissal claim made by an employee at an aged care facility.

The decision to reject a worker’s request was deemed “fair and reasonable” in a case that could foreshadow an end to the widespread shift towards working from home.