Notice of employee representational rights must conform *

Australia - February 6 2013
A majority of a Full Bench of Fair Work Australia (FWA) has upheld a decision at first instance which found that an enterprise agreement could not be…

New costs approach for Fair Work proceedings before the Full Federal Court *

Australia - August 9 2012
A Full Federal Court has found that it can award costs on appeals arising from the Fair Work Act 2009 (FW Act), even if proceedings are not issued vexatiously or without reasonable cause.

What does the Pilbara decision mean for collective agreements made under the Workplace Relations Act 1996? *

Australia - May 15 2012
A Full Federal Court has found that an employee collective agreement made under the now repealed Workplace Relations Act 1996 (WR Act) was invalid, because the scope of the agreement was confined by reference only to the date the employees commenced employment.