A restraint of trade clause that effectively includes more than 8,000 separate covenants is certain and reasonable enough to be enforceable, the Tasmanian Supreme Court has found.
A Fair Work Commission full bench has overturned the rejection of a proposed enterprise agreement on "fairly chosen" grounds, in a ruling the AiG says recognises the tribunal's role is to "guard against unfairness", not determine coverage.
The Fair Work Commission will hold a rare Sunday hearing this weekend after issuing an interim order stopping the MUA from taking protected industrial action against the offshore oil and gas marine contractor, Farstad.
Victorian Labor has committed to abolishing the state's construction industry code of practice, repealing the Napthine Government’s anti-picket laws and creating two new public holidays if elected on November 29.
Resources giant Glencore is blaming weak global coal prices for its decision to stand down about 8,000 mineworkers in NSW and Queensland next month for three weeks.
A peak superannuation body says that anti-discrimination law should be changed to allow employers to make higher super contributions for women workers, and the SGC levy should be lifted to 12% "as soon as possible".
Qantas has won an appeal against a tribunal finding that two of its customer service agents had a right to indefinitely maintain a job-sharing arrangement.
The International Trade Union Confederation has alleged that the G20 summit being chaired by Australia is favouring business leaders ahead of organised labour.
The CFMEU construction and general division's solicitors have abruptly stopped representing NSW secretary Brian Parker in the Heydon Royal Commission, due to an undisclosed conflict of interest, on the eve of a deadline for submissions in reply to counsel assisting Jeremy Stoljar SC.
