The ACTU has welcomed the ALP's IR policies announced by Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd today, particularly the proposed national system and unfair dismissal changes, but has expressed caution over the anti-strike rules.
A Labor Government would put in place a national IR system for the private sector, outlaw industrial action unless approved by a secret ballot, prohibit strike pay and re-introduce streamlined unfair dismissal laws, but with a 12-month probation period for businesses with 15 employees or fewer, Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd announced today.
The Defence Department and three of its male officers are facing a $100,000 compensation payment to a female former employee who was sexually assaulted, sexually harassed and victimised while working at a Navy depot in Cairns, following a Federal Magistrates Court ruling.
Employers are "snapping up workers" because they’ve never been a bigger bargain, according to consultants Access Economics' quarterly Business Outlook report for the next five years released today.
The Queensland Supreme Court has upheld a finding that Virgin Blue discriminated against eight over-36 women who applied for cabin crew jobs but were rejected due to their age.
A British school has won a legal appeal over its right to require a Muslim employee to remove her veil while teaching students, even though the policy was indirectly discriminatory on religious grounds.
Former Commonwealth Bank head of people services, Les Cupper, has urged HR practitioners to abandon "HR-speak" and adopt the language of business, or face being increasingly marginalised.
Union PR specialists Essential Media Communications has significantly increased leave and training provisions in a new collective agreement with the MEAA.
Some 11,000 Qantas customer service, administration and IT employees will be seeking a 6% annual pay rise, 12% super contributions and maintenance of award conditions in an enterprise bargaining claim expected to be served on the airline by the ASU this month, ahead of the April 3 deadline for shareholders to accept a buyout by the APA private equity consortium.
