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FWC tells MUA to ditch "Aussie jobs" clause

The Fair Work Commission has ordered the MUA not to push for "Australians first" job clauses that might breach anti-discrimination laws during the hotly-contested enterprise bargaining round in the offshore oil and gas services sector.


Full Federal Court weighs up Toyota "no extra claims" clause

Toyota's best chance of overturning last year's ruling that stopped its employees voting on the company's proposed changes to its Altona enterprise agreement appear to rest with its argument that the "no extra claims" clause in the deal is directly inconsistent with the Fair Work Act, after other appeal grounds fell away in argument before the full Federal Court yesterday.


New construction code means no union push to "go early": MBA

The Master Builders Association argues that scrutiny of enterprise agreements struck after April 24 when the new national construction Code was announced will stymie any "go early" bargaining push by building unions.



Industry seeking longer agreements for major projects

Oil and gas companies are pushing the federal government to introduce special greenfields agreements lasting more than five years for "major" projects involving at least $50m in capital spending and to boost certainty by giving employers an automatic right to an arbitrated extension of the deals.


Hydrocarbons sector pushes for long-term agreements; IR survey returns; & more

Ferguson pushes for special long-horizon agreements for resource projects; National IR survey returns after hiatus of almost 20 years; Tables compare FWC bullying regime with other forums for complaints; ABCC Digest available questions whether legislation matters; Mammone leaves ACCI; and Absence of final arbitration in Act favours employers, says study.


UFU ordered to comply with good faith bargaining rules; Challenges court ruling

The FWC has ordered the United Firefighters' Union to comply with good faith bargaining obligations in its negotiations with Victoria's Country Fire Authority, while the union has lodged an appeal against the Federal Court's ruling that clauses requiring the CFA to employ additional firefighters and conduct recruitment are unconstitutional.


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