Analysis released today by the ACTU shows that union membership would need to increase by a net 337,000 over the next five years to return to 2006 density levels.
In a case which establishes Queensland's workers' compensation statute as a "workplace law" under the FW Act adverse action provisions, Leighton Contractors has convinced the Federal Magistrates Court that it did not stand down a construction worker because he pursued an injury claim.
The Federal Court has ordered Australia's largest rail freight operator to comply with its consultation obligations after it sought expressions of interest for voluntary redundancies, in an effort to significantly reduce its 5000-strong workforce.
Productivity Commission chair, Gary Banks, has again questioned whether the "significant human dimension" in labour markets justifies IR regulation falling outside competition policy, while the ACTU has described much of the recent productivity debate as "uncritical reporting of self-interested comments from business leaders that don't bear up to scrutiny".
Building Advisory Board announced; Caltex and airline maintenance jobs to go; Construction industry review needs to look at “real issues”, says CFMEU; and Victorian union stalwart to retire.
In an important decision, the Federal Magistrates Court has ruled that a trainee communications employee who attended a total of 5.5 weeks training more than 700km from his home wasn't entitled to be reimbursed for any of his transport, food, or accommodation costs.
Fair Work Australia has awarded Melbourne's firefighters an employer subsidised income protection scheme for non-work related injuries or illnesses, overcoming a "no extra claims" clause in their enterprise agreement.
Chevron Australia has launched Federal Court action against the MUA, claiming ships at a supply base for the giant Gorgon gas project are taking up to three times longer to load than they should despite a Fair Work Australia order banning industrial action by stevedores.
