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Meat deal boned after bench finds approval errors

A Fair Work Commission full bench has ruled that only employees who will immediately be covered by an enterprise agreement are entitled to vote on its approval, not employees who are likely to be covered in the future.


Hydrocarbons sector pushes for long-term agreements; IR survey returns; & more

Ferguson pushes for special long-horizon agreements for resource projects; National IR survey returns after hiatus of almost 20 years; Tables compare FWC bullying regime with other forums for complaints; ABCC Digest available questions whether legislation matters; Mammone leaves ACCI; and Absence of final arbitration in Act favours employers, says study.


Right of entry, IFAs and greenfields deals to the fore in new IR Bill

The Abbott Government has presented its first tranche of changes to the Fair Work Act to Parliament today, including proposals to free up greenfields impasses, expand the subject matter of IFAs, wind back the ALP's right of entry changes and require bargaining before protected action.



UFU ordered to comply with good faith bargaining rules; Challenges court ruling

The FWC has ordered the United Firefighters' Union to comply with good faith bargaining obligations in its negotiations with Victoria's Country Fire Authority, while the union has lodged an appeal against the Federal Court's ruling that clauses requiring the CFA to employ additional firefighters and conduct recruitment are unconstitutional.


MUA to start offshore industrial action this week

The MUA and AMMA are accusing each other of shifting the goalposts in the drawn-out bargaining round for vessel operators in the offshore oil and gas industry, with the union to begin a 48-hour stoppage at pacesetting Tidewater Marine on Friday.


Abetz Bill's greenfields changes to cut negotiations by two months: RIS

Changes to greenfields agreement provisions in the bill expected to be introduced by Employment Minister Eric Abetz next week will cut negotiation time from five months to three for major projects and cut business administration costs by $14.4 million a year, according to his department's regulation impact statement.


Train drivers' union stares down threat of 3rd-party action

The union covering Hunter Valley coal haulage drivers who are planning to strike next week is ignoring BHP Billiton threats of potential third party legal action and will instead today write to the mining giant to seek its support in resolving the dispute with rail operator Aurizon.




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