The UWU has welcomed a new agreement that pays a 10% increase over three years to about 3000 Star Sydney casino workers and boosts annual leave to five weeks.
Workers challenging NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard's ability to force them to be vaccinated have failed to subpoena Premier Gladys Berejiklian for documents she took into account when stating this month that it is "not in our power" to mandate inoculations.
The turmoil in Victoria's construction sector in the wake of its shutdown and Melbourne's anti-vaccination protests is continuing, with the resignation of a key IR advisor to the Andrews Labor Government.
Most negotiations between employers and employees on working from home arrangements will remain outside the formal IR system, according to a new report by the Productivity Commission.
The Morrison Government has unveiled details of a scheme for larger employers to combine with health care providers to administer vaccinations in the workplace.
Biden mandates vaccinations for large employers; WA brings forward review of public sector pay cap; and Tribunal rebuffs labour hire inspector's promotion appeal.
The proportion of employers seeking new hires who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 is rising at a rapid rate, according to a survey of job advertising.
The CEPU's communications division is seeking legal advice as to whether Telstra's plan to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for more than 8000 public-facing employees is lawful, while it has warned against sacking any workers who have medical exemptions.
In a first for the local resource sector, BHP Billiton will this week begin trialling on-site vaccinations at its Mt Arthur coal mine in NSW ahead of deciding whether to make the jabs mandatory for its Australian employees.
