Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has promised business leaders he will delay the commencement of controversial work-from-home legislation by 10 months and provide more time for debate before attempting to pass it ahead of the November 28 State election.
The AEU is conducting a meeting this afternoon to consider a revised offer for Victorian public school teachers that includes a $2000 payment, plus an extra 1% annual lump sum for many, and an agreement-enshrined cap on face-to-face teaching hours.
Victoria's new Premier Ben Carroll has pledged to accept the recommendations of an IBAC report that finds the former Andrews Labor Government allowed UFU secretary Peter Marshall to exert "extraordinary influence" in negotiations for a controversial agreement.
Victoria's shadow attorney-general breached workplace conduct rules when he posted "Tick tock Jacinta Allan. Victoria is coming for Labor with baseball bats" on his social media channels, the state's parliamentary standards watchdog has found.
Employers are hoping high-level meetings with Victoria's new-look State Government will this week confirm that it will significantly amend a work-from-home bill to assuage concerns over OHS liabilities, "stacking" and an unrealistic timeframe.
The AEU says the State's public school teachers, principals and support workers will walk out for 24 hours on August 19 if the Carroll Government fails to put forward an "acceptable" revised bargaining offer.
Labor has softened its position on a single national system for regulation of labour hire, in the draft policy platform adopted at last week's national conference in Adelaide.
Victoria's public school teachers and education support staff will strike again tomorrow after AEU members rejected a second offer from the Allan Labor Government, which would have lifted their pay by at least 28% over four years.
Victoria's Allan Government has today promised to introduce the nation's "toughest workplace surveillance protection laws" if it is returned at November's election.
Victoria's Allan Government has introduced legislation to create a fair jobs code for local government and to extend Commonwealth flexible working arrangements, pay secrecy, and fixed term and casual employment provisions to public sector workers.
