After a long saga, Queensland's IRC has approved a new name for the union that has emerged from the amalgamation of the Queensland Public Sector Union and the ASU's state clerical branch.
The NSW IRC has awarded 80,000 NSW public sector employees an interim 2.5% pay rise, backdated to July 1, after it became clear there would be a significant delay in ruling on the Public Service Association's challenge to new laws that cap wage increases.
A small chain of family-owned barber shops breached the Fair Work Act's adverse action provisions when it hired an employee with a back injury on below-award rates, the Federal Magistrates Court has found. But it held that the breaches were at the lower end of the scale and substantially reduced the penalties agreed by the parties.
Social and community services workers employed by Mission Australia will receive one week of additional annual leave after each five years of service under a new enterprise agreement approved by Fair Work Australia yesterday.
FWA full bench upholds approval of UNSW agreement; Victorian unions seek support through paid media advertisements; CFMEU looks to UK sham contracting decision; and FWA extends Qantas long-haul pilots' protected action authorisation.
The Productivity Commission, in its disability care report released today, has recommended the Government expand the Fair Work Act's "right to request" provisions to allow parents of significantly disabled children over the age of 18 to apply for flexible working arrangements.
A delivery truck driver who unzipped his trousers and moved to urinate in toilets being serviced by a female cleaner showed an unacceptable disregard for another person, but his dismissal was harsh and unreasonable, Fair Work Australia has found.
Pressure on Defence talks as employees vote up strike ballot; Tribunal knocks back Queensland Government bid for legal representation; Court halves fine for CFMEU official; and Agreement fails BOOT due to annual leave shortfall.
The Productivity Commission, in its report on aged care, has resisted a call by the nursing union for mandatory staff to resident ratios, but has recommended a new pricing mechanism to provide "fair and competitive" wages for workers in the sector.
