On 1 January 2025, the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) was varied to make it a criminal offence to intentionally underpay an employee (Wage Theft Offence). There will also be increased civil penalties for ...

The application by the Mining and Energy Union (MEU) seeks to boost the pay of 1,600 BHP labour hire workers across three ...

Managerial and senior staff may also be exempt from penalty rates if they are paid 125 per cent of the minimum award rate ...

A recent ruling by the Australian Fair Work Commission has serious implications for advisory firms that outsource or plan to ...

With the federal election fast approaching, working people deserve clarity from all major parties on whether they support the Australian Retailers Association’s application to the Fair Work Commission ...

A New South Wales government has warned industrial action crippling the rail network this week has created a backlog of maintenance work which will take weeks to clear. Workers are back on the job ...

Mining giant BHP is in the spotlight as hearings begin as part of a landmark case that will test the Same Job, Same Pay laws.

The ongoing legal battle returned before the Fair Work Commission in Sydney this week ... Asked about whether action would be undertaken over the Australia Day long weekend, Mr Warnes said the union ...

Bosses fear the new fair work laws, a leading survey reveals ... the deliberate underpayment of workers came into effect in Australia from January 1. Under the legislation, a company can face ...

The ongoing legal battle returned before the Fair Work Commission in Sydney this ... Asked about whether action would be undertaken over the Australia Day long weekend, Mr Warnes said the union ...