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Federal Court rules on who is a paid rates worker
In a Federal Court matter left over from the bitter 2000 Yallourn Energy dispute, a full bench majority has found that a value judgment will often be required to work out whether employees are covered by paid rates awards, and the views of the IRC should be given considerable weight.
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