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Gorgon workers set to vote on new agreement

The massive $54 billion Gorgon LNG project could gain an assurance of industrial peace for the largest part of its workforce, if workers employed by one of its major contractors accept a new FWC-brokered enterprise deal with fewer working days in each roster cycle.


Senior manager wins discretionary bonus

A highly-paid bank manager was entitled to a contested $70,000 discretionary incentive bonus upon retrenchment and an ex gratia payment, due to his new supervisor's failure to properly implement a performance appraisal scheme, a court has found.



Westpac manager's conduct undermined trust/confidence: FWC

The FWC has upheld Westpac's summary dismissal of a bank manager who breached six of the seven principles in the bank's code of conduct when he failed to disclose an affair with a subordinate and breached a restraining order she took out.


Looming court ruling might expose AWU to substantial damages

The Federal Court has reserved its decision in a case in which Esso Australia argues that members of the AWU took unprotected industrial action, which cut its oil and gas production in Bass Strait in March and April.


Coles extends coverage under new deal

Coles Supermarkets has for the first time included all non-salaried employees in its new national enterprise agreement, which will deliver 3% annual pay increases to more than 75,000 workers.


Deviation from prescribed wording invalidates notice: Bench

A FWC full bench has ruled invalid a major company's representational rights notice for departing from strict wording and content requirements, after giving the employer and unions the opportunity to respond to newly-published guidelines on the issue.


Post-Budget, Canberra urging caution on wages

The Abbott Government has urged the Fair Work Commission to take a "cautious approach" in this year's minimum wage review due to below-trend GDP growth and a slower than expected recovery in non-mining sectors, while the ACTU says the small business measures in the Budget "dramatically improve the affordability" of pay rises in the award-reliant sector.



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