Troy Spence

A full bench of the Fair Work Commission has found that a party may be granted leave to be represented by both a paid agent and a lawyer, rejecting an appeal by the CFMEU in a dispute with BMD Group.

A judge has found four drivers working with transport company Avert Logistics are independent contractors despite the business supplying vehicles for them.

The Fair Work Commission has dismissed an appeal by the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union challenging a decision by a commissioner to not recuse herself from hearing a construction site dispute with Watpac after commenting that the union’s complaint about safety concerns at the site appeared to be a “smokebomb”.