Victoria's Carroll Government has introduced legislation to establish a special prosecutor to assist the Kourakis Royal Commission into misconduct in the construction industry, while a second Bill expands IBAC's powers.
Under-18s super submissions due by September 18; Further reporting deadline extension for WFH inquiry; Unions NT elects new president; and Bill aligns Victorian laws with Fair Work Act.
The High Court has refused special leave for the MEU to challenge a Federal Court majority decision that quashed a finding that the Black Coal Award requires BHP's in-house labour hire arm to give its workforce two common public holidays off each year, and to cap shifts at 10 hours unless most agree to additional hours at overtime rates.
The Albanese Government "has no intention" of requiring employers to enter into a union agreement as a condition of receiving Federal funding, it proclaims in its discussion paper on draft standards for the construction industry, ahead of a webinar this afternoon.
The MEU is funding a class action against BHP for requiring on-hire production and maintenance to crew work public holidays, allegedly without making a reasonable request or telling them they could reasonably refuse, while the mining giant is challenging the legal principle at the heart of the case.
The Victorian work from home legislation might have hit an insurmountable hurdle, after a minor party's successful amendment referred it to a committee for inquiry, which will prevent Parliament from passing the Bill before the November election.
Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has today revealed details of the amendments to the work from home Bill that he negotiated with business groups, as debate on the legislation resumes.
