CPSU seeks talks on APS job guarantee; CPSU in talks over 1100 Testra job cuts; Report outlines measures to prevent fraud in workplace; and Newman head of business advisory council.
The mining boom and the associated boost in the terms of trade were largely responsible for a big drop in the wages share of the economy in the decade to 2010, but they also delivered workers a bigger increase in income than they received during the "productivity decade" of the 1990s, according to new research for the Productivity Commission.
Former Queensland ASU organiser Brenden Sheehan has taken his employer to the Federal Circuit Court, claiming there was a "direct causal nexus" between his dismissal on the one hand and his cessation of contributions to a union election fund and resignation from union membership on the other.
The Fair Work Commission has released a draft unfair dismissal practice note, launched performance benchmarks for appeals and established a team led by Vice President Joe Catanzariti to promote cooperative and productive workforces.
The pay equity unit established within the FWC this year has hit the ground running, commissioning a substantial research project from a team that includes University of Adelaide Professor of Law, Andrew Stewart, and initiating a "consultative research process" that will generate data to help a full bench rule on the equal pay case for child care workers.
An MUA-commissioned report records offshore oil and gas seafarers' wages increasing by 34% in the last five years, rejecting AMMA's accusation that the union's bargaining claims are threatening both the sector's viability and that of the oil and gas industry in general.
The FWC full bench that will hear childcare unions' bid for equal pay orders has today asked parties to identify by Friday the preliminary legal issues to be resolved, after employers pressed for the unions to identify any occupational or industry comparators they will seek to rely on.
ACCI chief executive Peter Anderson has announced that he will leave his post on January 10 next year after 12 years with the organisation, and says he has no current plans for his future other than a charity cycling tour of Thailand.
