Employment Minister Eric Abetz has moved quickly to douse suggestions from a junior minister that the federal government is looking to reform penalty rates, issuing a short statement this afternoon that any claims that it is planning to alter the way they are determined are "false".
The Federal Court has relied on a 25-year "common understanding" in the transport industry in preference to the literal wording of an award in rejecting a TWU claim for Linfox day workers to be paid crib time.
Two long-serving Qantas flight attendants who breached the airline's taxi card policy have won their jobs back this morning after the Fair Work Commission found there was no valid reason for their dismissals.
The Abbott Government has sought to allay fears over a proposed Australian-first pilot program for Darwin employers to sponsor overseas workers, arguing it will be capped at 500 positions.
Unions NSW has called for a code of practice on unpaid work while an advocacy body wants Australia to import the US test on whether unpaid internships are legal, in response to the NSW Government's moves to promote volunteering.
ANZ workers are voting on the FSU's proposed log of claims for a new enterprise agreement, which includes pushing for 4% annual wage rises across all classifications, an immediate end to offshoring of Australian jobs and a commitment to no forced redundancies.
Building industry supplier Ausreo says it will continue its lockout at a western Sydney site - now in its seventh week - until AMWU members realise their bargaining claims are "unreasonable and unsustainable".
