Employers and union officials now face up to ten years' jail and companies will be fined as much as $4.5 million if they give or receive secret payments designed to corrupt a union official.
Up to 100 more public servants to be axed at troubled agency.
Australia has one of the highest levels of part-time work anywhere in the OECD.
David Provan does his full-time job which is based in Sydney from his home in Melbourne.
If David Herman needs a reminder of the importance of his role as chief at the Lort Smith Animal Hospital, he can find two by casting an eye around his office.
Building company Grocon has demanded ACTU secretary Sally McManus correct her "manifestly untrue" statement that it was fined $300,000 for killing five workers.
Defence, Human Services won't come clean on employee data supplied to polling firm.
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The labour movement has split in the wake of controversial comments from the ACTU's newly minted secretary Sally McManus defending law-breaking industrial behaviour that has sparked a furious government attack on the Opposition.
Giant department covertly handed employee's medical file to psychiatrist for mental health verdict.
As a housekeeper, Teremoana Tangata hid her disability from her boss to protect her job.
The battle between Caltex and its franchisees is turning ugly with one prominent store owner accusing the oil giant of victimising him for speaking out.
Employers are now treating white-collar workers, including receptionists in doctors' surgeries, like independent contractors to avoid paying them their entitlements, a Senate inquiry has heard.
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Emma Walmsley, poised to take over as the first female chief executive officer of the global pharma giant, will earn about a quarter less than her predecessor. The move is likely to reignite a debate on the gender pay gap.
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The sacking of her school teacher among thousands of others was the first sign that Sally McManus' calling would be in the union movement.
Criticism of voting process "groundless mischief making'' says top tax man.
After working at the local supermarket for five years, Lauren Morrison, 22, discovered this week that she had been underpaid by up to $5800 each year.
The Commonwealth Bank has apologised for failing to pay more than 7000 part-time staff, including the lowest paid, their full superannuation entitlements.
We hear a lot about the plight of mothers who work outside the home, but what about dads?
Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer is in line to receive a $30 million golden parachute after its sale to Verizon. Her replacement, Thomas McInerney, will receive $US2 million in annual base salary, double Ms Mayer's base pay.
The ability of employers to exploit casual workforces made up mainly of women and students would be reduced if the Turnbull government removes a $450 minimum income level for superannuation guarantee payments, a federal inquiry has been told.
Tesco chairman John Allan said remarks about the disadvantages for white men in boardrooms were meant to be funny.
Nearly one in three Australians on new wage deals are now receiving superannuation above the legal minimum, while employee pay rises are hitting record lows
One of Domino's Pizza's biggest and most powerful franchisees is being investigated by the workplace regulator amid allegations of worker exploitation.
Govt calls time on public servant's physio after 1300 sessions
Embattled pizza giant Domino's has kicked a Queensland store owner out of its network after a Fairfax investigation caught him offering to sell a visa sponsorship for up to $150,000.
Dial 1300 Domino's to order pizza or to make a complaint to the Fair Work Ombudsman.
A former Spotless executive will get to keep a $477,400 entitlement awarded to him as part of a "handshake" agreement after fighting the listed cleaning company all the way to the High Court.
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