The NSWNMA has secured its first private sector IBD, after it agreed to a 16% pay rise over four years for Healthscope nurses and midwives, but remained at an impasse on annual leave provisions.
The Albanese Government's legislation to protect award penalty and overtime rates, passed by Parliament on Thursday, has now become law after Governor-General Sam Mostyn granted Royal Assent, while the workplace protection orders legislation is set to be considered by the Senate.
The MUA says it has secured a new deal at Hutchison Ports that "slams the door on automation", while members at the Port of Melbourne's "robo-terminal" are in line for big pay rises after endorsing a VICT agreement that boosts consultation over AI.
The Albanese Government's legislation to protect award penalty and overtime rates has passed both houses of parliament, after the Senate this morning endorsed it without further amendments.
The Greens in a Senate inquiry report released today have backed the Albanese Government's legislation to protect award penalty and overtime rates, but have called for a minor amendment.
NSW firefighters have won a 14% pay rise over three years, with over-inflation increases to compensate for wages going backwards during the pandemic, and a 3% component to address undervalued skills.
A FWC presidential member has declined to grant an employer's request to delay consideration of its appeal against an unfavourable long service leave ruling while it awaits the result of a related Federal Court case, taking a dim view of its attempt to move forums "midstream".
A labour law academic says there is a need to ask how Australia's IR system is so "fundamentally broken" that it incentivises the conduct evident in Qantas's decision to unlawfully outsource jobs to avoid bargaining, in circumstances where the record $90 million fine imposed yesterday will barely dent its resultant annual savings.
The FWC has ordered lift manufacturer Schindler to end an unlawful lockout of more than 200 workers, holding that alerting union delegates to impending "employer response action" did not satisfy a requirement to notify bargaining representatives.
FWC President Adam Hatcher has conceded the tribunal can juggle only so many balls, placing on ice its scrutiny of potential gender bias in awards' overtime provisions after the publication of an internal research paper.
