Despite securing almost $2 million in penalties against non-compliant players in the construction industry over 12 months, the FWBC's director says that it is losing the fight to restore law and order on building sites.
Government queries basis for multi-year minimum wage target; Industrial dispute data among potential casualties of ABS cuts; Ex union official named in Royal Commission wins Labor Senate seat; Respected NZ trade union leader dies at 52.
The Department of Employment has clawed back $54 million from failed businesses in the first 12 months of its enhanced program to recover funds outlaid under the Fair Entitlements Guarantee, more than doubling the previous year's figure.
Employers are settling general protections claims for six-figure sums to avoid the risk of uncapped compensation if the cases go to court, newly-released FWC data has revealed.
The Queensland Supreme Court has ruled that Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd can recover up to $300,000 paid to an escort by a senior manager who pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $20 million.
Annual reports released for FWC, FWBC; CFA Bill receives Royal Assent; NSW bargaining parameters contrary to Premier's flexibility promise, says PSA; ALP taskforce seeks answers on wages "implosion" and insecure work; and Unions rally for domestic violence leave.
The Greens and Labor have today combined to initiate an upper house inquiry into a "just transition" for workers displaced when coal-fired power stations close down to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while the Senate is also set to examine federal public sector bargaining and "corporate avoidance of industrial obligations".
The new management and owners of Carlton & United Breweries have appealed to Fair Work Commission President Iain Ross to help broker an end to the bitter and long-running dispute.
Secretaries of the CFMEU's construction and general division have been re-elected unopposed in all but one state, as the leadership and members reject findings and criticism by the Heydon Royal Commission and courts and tribunals.
