The House of Representatives has this morning passed the Government's construction IR bill, which abolishes the ABCC, after accepting an amendment to stop the new Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate from prosecuting building workers when the parties have settled or discontinued matters.
Fair Work Australia's HSU inquiry has found "a large number of potential contraventions" by the union's national office and 25 by the Victorian office, the tribunal told Senate Estimates today. It also said it had commissioned an independent review of its investigation, acknowledging that "on the face of it", it had taken an "unreasonably long time, raising legitimate questions".
Schweppes pre-arbitration negotiations begin Thursday; Reports of enterprise deal premature, says Holden; Innox to replace Ridout as AiG chief executive; Greens bill requires stronger "business reasons" for refusing requests from carers; and FWA calls conference to settle equal pay order.
APESMA says "go away" money case had merit and that employer breached terms of confidential settlement; FWA refuses to accept late claim, despite representative error; Workplace laws may need to include family violence provisions, says ALRC; FWO takes adverse action case against MUA.
Fair Work Australia has found it was unfair for HJ Heinz Company Australia to dismiss a sales manager who refused to be performance managed because he feared it was designed to trigger his exit from the company.
The Australian Government Solicitor will conduct an inquiry, at the ABCC's request, into a bungled attempt by the construction IR regulator to prosecute CFMEU officials for alleged assault and obstruction.
The parliaments and courts should re-consider the traditional common law approach to employer control over employees’ private lives, in response to burgeoning use of social media and the blurring of work and private spheres, says IR academic and lawyer Louise Thornthwaite.
Safety not a `ruse’, ABCC concedes during prosecution; ABCC investigator fails to prove threatened coercion or resulting discrimination; WA ABCC/CFMEU case withdrawn; and CFMEU calls for investigation over Victorian case.
Greens' bill extends flexible work rights; High Court rejects Rio Tinto appeal bid; and Manager sacked for refusing performance management wins job back.
Fair Work Australia has today terminated industrial action at the Schweppes site at Tullamarine in Melbourne, where employees have been locked out since mid-December.
