Accountant wins physical disability adverse action claim against former Queensland MP; and FWA rejects alleged two year old assault as basis for dismissal
Former FWA President Geoff Giudice says more thought needs to be given to how unions are recognised in the Australian bargaining process, pointing to the northern American jurisdictions as a possible source of guidance.
Fair Work Australia has rejected an employer's argument that he had no "arrangement" - for transfer of business purposes - with the previous managers of a hotel he was running and that a sacked worker therefore hadn't been employed long enough to make an unfair dismissal claim.
IR bills on agenda as parliament resumes; Pilots' arbitration continues; NSW unions gear up for further PS job cuts after audit report; and Unions welcome NSW building inquiry.
The Newman State Government has announced a further 2000 jobs will be cut in key Queensland departments and agencies, and issued a new directive that overrides provisions in some public service industrial agreements that limit the use of contractors.
UnionsWA told a parliamentary inquiry yesterday that job insecurity had contributed to the rise in workplace bullying, but there was still a reluctance among many workers and witnesses to report incidents.
The head of the Gillard Government's new construction industry watchdog has outlined a broad role for the organisation and spelled out the six key areas - industrial action, freedom of association, coercion, right of entry, wages and entitlements, and sham contracting - it will target.
In a major win for Qantas, a FWA full bench has rejected the TWU's bid to include a site rates clause - at the heart of the bitter dispute that contributed to last year's lockout and fleet grounding - plus other key union claims in its workplace determination covering the airline's ground handling employees.
Federal Immigration Minister Chris Bowen has released proposed new laws to target employers who are involved in the hiring of illegal workers, in response to the Howells Review.
