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.
MUA national secretary Paddy Crumlin has identified the migration zone and Patrick's planned automation at Port Botany as battlegrounds for the union in the coming months.
Shadow WR Minister Senator Eric Abetz has branded as "hysterical" the ACTU's response to his public comments on introducing costs to the unfair dismissal jurisdiction in an effort to stamp out frivolous claims.
The Australian Industry Group has today released its preliminary response to the FW Act review report, backing 28 recommendations, opposing 24 and lamenting the failure to curtail agreement content.
CSL Limited has withdrawn an application that would have tested whether the Fair Work Act protects people outside Australia from the effects of industrial action following an in-principle resolution of its enterprise bargaining dispute.
Up to 5000 Catholic school teachers, principals and support staff are expected to join with their Victorian Government colleagues in walking off the job for 24 hours on September 5.
A Fair Work Australia full bench has quashed a costs order against two employees who were said to have engaged in "brinkmanship" in pursuing their unfair dismissal claims after they withdrew them "unacceptably late" the evening before arbitration.
