The Senate this afternoon passed the federal government's bills to protect employee entitlements in insolvencies and to preserve employment conditions for state public sector workers transferring to the private sector.
Greens IR spokesperson Adam Bandt has today introduced a private member's bill into Federal Parliament to give Fair Work Australia the power to make "secure employment orders" if employers refuse workers' requests to convert from casual or rolling contract work.
CPSU Victoria secretary Karen Batt appears to be leading in the contest for the national leadership of the CPSU-SPSF against long-serving incumbent David Carey.
The ETU’s Victorian branch is planning a High Court challenge to last week's full Federal Court ruling that restored full participation rights to the union's NSW members who pay their dues to the state-registered branch only.
Large non-government employers will be required in May 2014 to lodge reports on the gender make-up and pay equity of their workforces, after the passage through the Senate last night of the Government's workplace gender equality legislation.
Vale Joe Riordan; My Super Bill passes Senate; Shorten says industry super directors will not be swayed by unions; and Victorian teachers no closer to wage deal.
Fair Work Australia is considering launching civil penalty proceedings against the HSU national branch over the failure of the now defunct East branch to meet its financial reporting obligations under the Registered Organisations Act.
The High Court's Barclay ruling does not mean that employers can simply rely on direct evidence about their reasoning in making a decision, a leading IR lawyer has warned.
Employers must develop and enforce social media policies or face risks such as brand damage and the unauthorised public release of confidential information, a senior workplace lawyer has warned.
The ACTU will next March convene a national summit on insecure work where it will push for change beyond that recommended in the Howe report; while a new study has found that the greater the disconnect between desired and actual work hours, the greater the incidence of stress and anxiety.
