The Australian National University must compensate Canberra IR lawyer Bradley Beasley for a work-related psychological injury, after the AAT found the way it conducted a 2009 performance appraisal didn't constitute "reasonable administrative action".
FWA has published draft directions for the first stage of the modern award review, giving parties five weeks to file their applications to amend penalty rate and public holiday provisions, and providing a similar time period for responses.
Qantas and unions have agreed on a short-term enterprise deal that will provide 420 technical and salaried employees a 3% pay rise while new classification and pay structures are negotiated.
Fair Work Australia has rejected a waste management company's application to reduce three employees' redundancy pay to zero because serious financial problems meant it had no capacity to pay.
A Federal Court full court this year confirmed that the TWU didn't have to seek a majority support determination before asking members to take industrial action when JJ Richards refused to bargain, but the union has now won such a determination after the company again turned it away.
The Victorian public service agreement provides a 12.5% increase (13.2% compounded), rather than a higher amount mistakenly reported a few minutes ago.
CPSU Victoria and the State Government have negotiated a new enterprise deal that will deliver 40,000 public servants a 12.5% wage increase (13.2% compounded) over 42 months, plus a lump sum payment to recognise the long period since their last pay rise.
Kelty to mediate BHP Bowen Basin deal; Mining union urges re-rating of BHP Coal investment risk; Curragh mineworkers vote up Wesfarmers’ deal; and AMMA continues push for constraints on greenfields deals.
