CFMEU women's networks have objected to construction division administrator Mark Irving's plan to invest $5.4 million in a men's construction-industry behaviour change program, accusing him of failing to consult women members.
CPSU Victoria has secured the first public sector multi-employer agreement under the Secure Jobs provisions, providing 3% annual increases over four years to 1800 workers in State arts and cultural institutions.
Victorian employers would need to prove that workplace surveillance is "necessary and proportionate", restrict its covert use and review all automated decision-making under recommendations made by a parliamentary inquiry into the State's "outdated" laws.
In the wake of the wave of corruption allegations in the construction sector, the Victorian Government has introduced a new bill that aims to empower its wage inspectorate to receive complaints about the building industry.
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.
Thousands of businesses outside the building sector might be liable for millions of dollars in long service entitlements after a court finding that certain EnergyAustralia and Detector Inspector workers are captured by Victoria's portable LSL scheme, warns scheme authority LeavePlus.
Labor-aligned think tank the McKell Institute has called for the Albanese Government to commit to establishing a national labour hire licensing scheme by the end of the year, in a new report commissioned by unions and Woolworths with the aim of protecting horticultural workers.
Coalition dangles super cash-out on PPL; Symes takes Victorian IR reins; Victoria establishes parliamentary standards commission; and Wage share of revenue to grow: WEF report.
In a case demonstrating the limits of restraint clauses, a superior court has voided unreasonable constraints a wealth management company owned by US private equity funds sought to enforce when three of its former Melbourne advisors moved to a rival operation owned by Liechtenstein's royal family.
The Victorian Government should opt for best practice guidelines over law reform, the Australian Industry Group has told a parliamentary workplace surveillance inquiry, while the Centre for Future Work says there is an urgent need for dedicated workplace surveillance laws to address the "serious and unacceptable risks" associated with increased monitoring.
