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"Irreparable harm" possible if restraints ignored: Court

As Labor makes non-compete clauses an election issue with a promise to ban them for workers earning less than $175,000 a year, a court has agreed that a major cleaning services company could suffer "irreparable harm" if not granted a temporary injunction to prevent a former manager from soliciting clients or poaching employees.


Coalition's evolving formula for public service cuts

The Coalition is struggling to send a clear message on how it intends to shed 41,000 public service jobs if it wins the federal election, sidestepping claims by its campaign spokesperson that voluntary redundancies have always been part of its policy.


Roundtable advocates leave for casuals, 52 weeks PPL

Australia "remains a global laggard" on work/family benefits and the next federal government should extend paid parental leave to 52 weeks, split carers and personal leave into separate 10-day entitlements, and investigate extending personal/carers and annual leave to casual workers, according to an academic group's report.


Opposition retreats further on public service WFH position

The Coalition has reversed its stance on working from home in the federal public sector, while also shifting its position on slashing the APS workforce by 41,000, saying it will now be achieved over five years by natural attrition and hiring freezes, but the CPSU is warning this will still have a "devastating" effect on services.


More pre-poll IR policy on way: Watt

Workplace Relations Minister Murray Watt has hinted at further IR election policies, while accusing the Liberal Party of directly lifting commitments to slash the public service and wind back WFH, diversity and inclusion policies from Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency playbook.


Queensland to delay Respect@Work changes

Queensland's Crisafulli Government will delay the implementation of "rushed" Anti-Discrimination law changes passed by the Miles Government last year, to conduct further consultation, in a move that Queenland Council of Unions secretary Jacqueline King described as "an outrageous betrayal of Queensland workers".


Sukkar speech reveals "secret" IR plan: Labor

Labor has leapt on a newly-uploaded speech by a Coalition frontbencher to the HR Nicholls Society, saying it reveals the party's "secret plan" for IR if it takes power at the looming election.



Union members "hungry" for post-election pay fight: QCU

QCU general secretary Jacqueline King has warned ahead of the State election on Saturday that public sector pay rises of 2.5% will not be enough to avoid industrial action, regardless of who is in power, while unions are also continuing their push for a significant boost to paid parental leave entitlements.



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