Labour
13 stories, 109 sources cited
Peabody repaid $4.98m to 197 coal workers, then signed a Fair Work undertaking instead of facing court
The Fair Work Ombudsman announced on 6 August 2026 that Peabody Energy Australia Coal rectified $4,982,070, including $988,568 in interest, to 197 for
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US regulator proposes $794,456 penalty over hydrogen sulfide deaths at a Maine pulp mill
On 30 July 2026 OSHA issued Woodland Pulp LLC with four wilful and eight serious citations totalling $794,456 after two workers died following a 27 Ja
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Victorian teachers call off a third strike after 79 per cent back a four-year pay deal
The Australian Education Union's Victorian branch said on 17 August 2026 that 79 per cent of voting members, on an 83 per cent turnout, accepted rises
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Australia's food delivery riders get an hourly floor today, but not employee status
An Expert Panel of the Fair Work Commission made the Interim On-Demand Delivery Employee-like Worker Minimum Standards Order on 11 August 2026. From t
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US court strikes down the NLRB successor bar that compelled new owners to bargain for a year
On 21 July 2026 the D.C. Circuit held 2 to 1 in Hospital Menonita de Guayama v NLRB, No. 22-1163, that the labour board had no statutory power to crea
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Australia's wage umpire lifted award rates 4.75 per cent and rebuilt the floor at $26.44 an hour
The Fair Work Commission's decision of 2 June 2026 raised modern award minimums by 4.75 per cent from 1 July, but lifted the lowest ongoing rate and t
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No policy, no training: Perth employer ordered to pay $125,238 for harassment on shift five
On 21 May 2026 the Federal Circuit and Family Court ordered a Perth heating and cooling business and its sole director to pay $125,238.43 to a 20-year
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Tribunal orders 90-day protective awards for 1,687 workers dismissed as ISG collapsed
A London employment tribunal ruled on 13 March 2026 that four ISG companies broke the collective consultation duty in section 188 and ordered 90-day p
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Australia added 76,300 jobs in June yet underemployment rose to 6.5 per cent
The Australian Bureau of Statistics recorded a 76,300 person rise in employment for June 2026 when it reported on 23 July, but 47,000 of those jobs we
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US adds 43 Chinese companies to forced labour import ban, taking the list to 187
A Federal Register notice dated 3 August 2026 adds 43 entities to the UFLPA Entity List, a rise of about 30 per cent and the largest single expansion
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South Korea's chip law took effect on 11 August without the 52 hour exemption industry wanted
The Semiconductor Special Act commenced on 11 August 2026 with the working hours carve out stripped out. The fight has moved to a separate zone bill,
Sources cited: 10 sources
Federal Court fines Mercer Super $10.3m over three years of unreported breach investigations
Justice Button ordered Mercer Superannuation (Australia) Limited on 26 June 2026 to pay $10.3 million plus $1.2 million in costs for 15 breach reporti
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UNSW to repay $32.7 million to 33,069 staff under Fair Work undertaking
The University of New South Wales signed an enforceable undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman on 3 July 2026 covering underpayments from 2014 to 20
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