The bargaining dispute at Fremantle docks has been resolved this morning, with the MUA and the Port Authority agreeing this morning to submit to future arbitration in the event of any unresolved issues arising from a full or partial privatisation of port operations.
Major builder Lend Lease and the Victorian Government have reached an impasse over whether the company's national agreement complies with the Victorian construction industry code and guidelines, with one senior IR lawyer suggesting the government would be on shaky legal ground if it excludes the builder from its work.
The Federal Government has moved to beef up company requirements to disclose information about executive salaries and termination payouts and is seeking comment by mid-March on draft legislation.
A farm manager has won about $300,000 in compensation after the NSW Supreme Court found he had a verbal contract to hire his tractors to his former employer and was also entitled to three months' notice of termination of his employment.
Queensland public sector unions have lost their Supreme Court challenge to the Newman Government's removal of job security provisions from state public sector awards and agreements.
Job security remains the sticking point in negotiations between the MUA and Fremantle Port Authority to try to avert a strike scheduled to start on Monday.
Discount department chains Big W and Target have locked in pay rises averaging less than 3% for the next three to four years under new enterprise agreements approved by FWA this week.
In a decision that clarifies the effect of the interaction rules under the Fair Work Act, a FWA full bench has rejected an application to remove OHS provisions from a number of modern awards.
