Senate committee hearings into two federal IR bills – which replace the ABCC with a new watchdog and strengthen TCF outworker protection - have concluded ahead of parliament resuming next week, while the AiG has strongly criticised the government's road safety remuneration legislation.
While HR practitioners were initially optimistic that Fair Work Act teething issues would dissipate over time, a survey conducted late last year shows that HR professionals are spending more time than anticipated dealing with issues arising from the legislation.
The owners of a Sydney printing company who fired an employee because of the "inconvenience" her pregnancy caused have been fined more than $22,000 by the Federal Court for breaching the Fair Work Act's adverse action provisions.
Fair Work Australia received more than 650 general protections applications in each of the last three quarters, while unfair dismissal claims continued to rise and agreement-making increased substantially, new tribunal data reveals.
The very future of enterprise bargaining in female-dominated industries is at stake as a result of yesterday's Fair Work Australia majority ruling on equal remuneration, according to Vice President Graeme Watson, the lone dissenter on the bench.
Seven day coal loader strike begins; Abbott mud-slinging on HSU, says Government; New website from Jackson and supporters; Fee changes to address skills shortage; and Bonus surprise for employees.
Up to 150,000 social and community service workers will receive pay increases of up to 41% - but with an eight-year phase-in - after the first equal remuneration ruling under the Fair Work Act.
The National Retailers Association will today argue in the Federal Court that Fair Work Australia was correct in reaching its decision to allow 90-minute after-school retail shifts and that the ruling didn't bring about conditions that would lead to indirect discrimination.
Equal pay ruling tomorrow; Abbott says PC should have conducted review; AEU takes fight against Principals union to High Court; Good working relationships can steer workplaces through uncertain times; Corbett calls for productivity focus; ACCC authorises collective bargaining for film/tv writers; Competitive countries will make best use of older workers, says new book.
In a ruling likely to stoke employer fears of a rise in demarcation disputes, a FWA full bench has rejected an SDA bid to exclude the NUW from representing about 1400 workers at Woolworths' main distribution centre in Brisbane, saying the Fair Work Act has changed the traditional approach to such applications.
