Workers at the Arrium steelworks in South Australia have narrowly rejected a proposed enterprise agreement containing a 10% pay cut that has been proposed by the company's administrator, but the ballot might be re-run in coming weeks.
A proposed agreement for fast-growing Swedish fashion chain H&M will leave some employees worse off if they work nights and weekends, according to analyst Josh Cullinan.
Victoria's volunteer firefighters will tomorrow revive their bid to block the Country Fire Authority from seeking approval for its new enterprise agreement.
The RTBU has called off protected strikes at the Australian Rail Track Corporation after employees voted up an enterprise agreement that has been hotly opposed by rail unions.
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Employment Minister Michaelia Cash has intervened in the bargaining standoff at the Australian Rail Track Corporation, accusing rail unions of misleading their members ahead of a crucial ballot tomorrow.
Today's CBA announcement revealing that labour costs rose 6% in FY2016 while the group's statutory net profit only rose 2% has coincided with a 3% pay rise offer to staff, and a commitment to de-link pay from performance targets.
The AWU has accused the FWBC and a heavy equipment supplier of using the national construction code as a "Trojan horse" to cut pay and condition of workers outside the building industry.
The Turnbull Government will scrutinise Fair Work Commission President Iain Ross's role in the bitter dispute surrounding Victoria's Country Fire Authority, after receiving an official complaint from a former CFA board member.
The dispute at Victoria's Country Fire Authority is set to flare in coming weeks as the new CFA board considers whether to sign-off on a controversial enterprise agreement.
