The Productivity Commission's push for Fair Work Commission members to be appointed for five year terms and to include more non-lawyers is based on a "grave misunderstanding" of the Commission's functions and jurisdiction and will affect the "standing of the body", according to recently retired Senior Deputy President Alan Boulton AO.
The in-principle agreement covering workers employed by the head contractor for the massive Gorgon LNG project includes paid "bed busts", when their work stint is reduced due to a shortage of accommodation.
Unions have called off today's planned industrial action on Chevron's Gorgon LNG project after the CFMEU, AMWU and ETU reached an in-principle agreement with CB&I on a deal which they say will set a "new precedent" for FIFO rosters.
Radiation therapy scientists transferred from Sydney's RPA Hospital to a new private not-for-profit cancer treatment centre have today reached an in-principle agreement after they rejected higher pay rises in favour of keeping public sector conditions for future employees.
Blackmores rewards staff with six weeks' bonus; Telstra employees opt for higher pay over redundancy choice; MBA construction wages report sets "backdrop" to EBA wage negotiations.
FWO commences action against 7-Eleven for underpayments; Employer fails to gain costs order against unreasonable applicant; Tribunal orders clearance to work with children for "naïve" teacher
The Federal Circuit Court has questioned why the FWBC chose not to prosecute the director of a phoenixed bricklaying company that failed to pay correct pay and entitlements to several "daily hire" workers.
The Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal has today handed down its first major ruling on payments, which proposes to set minimum pay rates for truck drivers distributing goods for the major retail chains and in long distance work.
