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Rubbish situation: Sydney bins left uncollected for weeks as workers strike over pay

Fair Work Commission intervenes after union files lawsuit against waste contractor Cleanaway

The Guardian - AU

Union sues amid garbage collector strikes

Waste management firm Cleanaway could face $125,000 in penalties for allegedly blocking union members from engaging in legal industrial action.

AAP

Ex-union legal adviser to head up new workplace umpire

The Albanese government has appointed a former transport union legal adviser as president of the Fair Work Commission.

AAP

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Brisbane council to review prime pub leases after penalty rates controversy

Mantle Group says it will seek to overturn Fair Work Commission findings over payments to casuals

The Guardian - AU

Hospitality group faces back pay claims

The Fair Work Commission has knocked back a bid by one of Queensland's largest hospitality companies to approve an agreement that denies workers penalty rates.

AAP

Changes to federal laws are set to make it easier for employees to request flexible work

This working mother saves time and money because her boss lets her work from home. Changes to federal laws could make it easier for other employees to do the same.

ABC News

Staff take Fair Work action in last-ditch bid to stop closure of Werribee Animal Hospital

Veterinary nurses whose jobs will be affected by the potential closure of Victoria's only dedicated teaching hospital are taking action through the Fair Work Commission.

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Last-ditch bid to save Vic animal hospital

Veterinary nurses are making a last-ditch bid to stop the closure of a Melbourne animal hospital, saying the decision has been "shamefully" fast-tracked.

AAP

Labor gets its workplace changes through in the nick of time after late-night Senate sitting

Labor's centrepiece industrial relations laws pass the parliament after many hours of late-night debate. Here's a quick breakdown of what the changes mean for you.

ABC News

What the compromise IR deal means for wage negotiations, and pay rises

The Albanese government’s Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill is all set to become law, after Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke revealed amendments to secure the support of the Greens and ACT independent David Pocock in the Senate.

The Conversation

Deakin University to face Fair Work Commission over wage theft allegations

The tertiary education union is taking the university to the fair work watchdog. It alleges that university staff have been underpaid staff millions of dollars.

ABC News

Beyond bargaining: the other monumental changes in Labor’s IR bill

Multi-employer bargaining is not the only hot topic. Crikey explores some of the other reforms in Labor’s industrial relations bill.

Crikey

Rail strikes to end as NSW govt makes deal

The NSW government has finally cut a deal with the rail union to modify a fleet of trains after months of bitter negotiation and strikes.

AAP

2nd UPDATE | Pacific National industrial action stops 3pm trains to resume from 3am Saturday

Pacific Coal trains to return to tracks 3am Saturday

Newcastle Herald

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Rail union alleges 'selective lockout' of Pacific National train drivers as Fair Work Commission unable to bring parties to an agreement

Few coal trains to run from tomorrow unless Pacific National and rail union reach agreement

Newcastle Herald

Rail union says Pacific National has locked them out of coal trains 'indefinitely'

The Rail, Tram and Bus Union says the biggest rail freight company in the NSW coal industry, Pacific National, has "locked out a major section of its workforce" from midnight last night.

The Guardian - AU

What is the sticking point in Labor’s industrial relations bill and how would it work?

Independent senator David Pocock has told Labor to pull the ‘single-interest stream’ element out of its workplace bill to get the rest through

The Guardian - AU

Labor fast-tracks territory rights vote to increase chance of passing workplace laws this year

Crossbench senator David Pocock says the two extra sitting days approved by the Senate to pass legislation is ‘a start’ but more time is needed

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The Conversation

Christmas may be safe, but three-year port dispute shows the IR system is full of holes

Australia’s industrial relations umpire has delayed industrial action that would have crippled Australia’s ports in the lead-up to Christmas.

ABC News

Where are the government's workplace laws? Will they pass this year?

A report into the government's contentious workplace relations bill is set to be handed down today, likely to prompt a sense of which way two key Senate crossbenchers are leaning.

Newcastle Herald

Fair Work Commission suspends Svitzer industrial action for six months

Svitzer action suspended for six months

Newcastle Herald

All Svitzer industrial action off for six months, orders Fair Work Commission | UPDATED

Maritime union praises Fair Work Commission Svitzer decision as 'commonsense' | UPDATED

AAP

Industrial umpire scraps Svitzer lockout

The Fair Work Commission has stepped in to ensure a port lockout by tugboat operator Svitzer cannot go ahead for six months, as a pay dispute continues.

Newcastle Herald

Unions claim victory as Svitzer lockdown stopped by Fair Work Commission

High drama as Fair Work Commission stops Svitzer tug lockout

ABC News

Fair Work Commission orders Svitzer to scrap staff lockout

Danish-owned tugboat company Svitzer has been ordered to abandon its industrial action planned for tomorrow after the Fair Work Commission found it would cause significant economic damage.

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