A court has fined an employer more than $42,000 for refusing to let AMIEU NSW branch assistant secretary Jason Schultz enter its lunchroom to speak with workers the day before they were to vote on a new agreement, while also threatening to call the police.
The Albanese Government has confirmed it has not undertaken any work to pursue the promised introduction of a Federal portable leave scheme since it "paused" consultation on the entitlement last year.
The Western Mine Workers Alliance is considering industrial action at BHP Iron Ore's South Flank and Area C sites in the Pilbara, after the company put forward a draft "baseline" agreement that fails to provide any annual increases, which unions claim is "extremely rare" in the sector.
Employers will be required from July next year to make super contributions within seven calendar days of paying their workers' wages and salaries, under legislation introduced today by the Albanese Government.
The Albanese Government has this morning introduced legislation to ensure that, unless expressly agreed otherwise, workers will not lose out on employer-funded paid parental leave if their child is stillborn or dies soon after birth.
Two HSU branches in Victoria are merging to form a "stronger union", but members of one are complaining that it is being undemocratically rushed through without consultation.
Grave diggers and funeral workers are set to vote on strikes and cremation bans after the FWC rejected claims that no amount of notice will avert "significant consequences", while also backing the AWU's objection to the employer's proposed survey of its workforce to gauge its views.
The FWC might hear the landmark working from home case in early December, after FWC President Adam Hatcher today acceded to an AIG request for a short delay to provide time for submissions on jurisdictional issues unions have raised, related to the National Employment Standards and the recently-passed penalty rates protection legislation.
Australian women are more likely than men to retire early, citing health concerns, menopause, pay imbalances and caring responsibilities, but many say pay parity and greater flexibility would help them stay in the workforce longer, according to a seven-country survey.
