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Shorten seeks to legislate entitlements under government-funded guarantee scheme

Workplace Relations Minister Bill Shorten has today introduced legislation to lock-in the administrative changes the government made last year to beef-up GEERS to better protect employees whose employer has become insolvent.

Shorten extends transfer of business protections to state public servants

State public sector employees whose work is outsourced or privatised will retain their existing and accrued entitlements via a "copied" federal instrument, under legislation introduced into federal parliament this morning by Workplace Relations Minister Bill Shorten.

FWA rejects settlement appeal, orders costs; and FWO launches first age discrimination case

FWA rejects general protections appeal and orders costs; and FWO launches first age discrimination prosecution

Unions to pay subbies $100,000; CFMEU organiser fined again; & FWA panel restructure

Unions to pay $100,000 to subbies; CFMEU organiser Hudson fined again; and Ross reorganises FWA panels.

Government introduces bill to secure SACS equal pay increases

The Federal Government has introduced a bill into parliament to secure the $2.8 billion it has committed to contributing to equal pay increases for social and community sector employeess.

Dismissals round-up: Thiess Degremont redundancy disputes ahead of de-mobilisation; "Overbearing" Virgin manager's reinstatement bid fails; & more

FWA denies jurisdiction in desalinisation redundancy dispute; FWA refuses to allow Thiess Degremont "settlement" with welder; "Overbearing" Virgin safety manager's reinstatement bid fails; and Fleet manager's compensation cut over redeployment uncertainty.

Study shows up failure of 20-year aim to make simple, clear agreements

A rare study of the language of agreements reveals there has been little progress over two decades of enterprise bargaining in achieving the policy goal of creating industrial instruments that are simple and easy to understand.

Vale AFAP's Terry O'Connell

Long-serving Australian Federation of Air Pilots executive director and veteran of the landmark 1989 pilots' dispute Terry O'Connell died on Sunday after a short illness.

New "opt-out" ruling; New NSW industrial silks; & more

Undertakings not enough to get opt-out deals across the line; Three NSW industrial barristers take silk; and Services job losses accelerating, as unions call for action.

Schweppes workers win 11% arbitrated increase

In a ruling that is likely to influence future wage arbitrations, an FWA full bench has awarded 150 Schweppes production and distribution workers a 11% wage increase in a two-year workplace determination, including 3% to compensate them for the period since the expiry of their last agreement.

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