Striking Toll Holdings workers at the Coles Somerton distribution warehouse are expected to vote this afternoon to accept a new deal which the union says addresses all the "core claims" at the heart of the dispute.
Following a protracted bargaining round, Victoria's mental health workers have secured a new agreement that unions say will deliver wage rises of up to 4.6% per year and an extra 43 jobs into the system.
Union leaders off to Lodge; 48-hour Lend Lease strike; Ballot for first industrial action by education support staff; and NSW public servants get their 2.5%.
Fair Work Australia has upheld the dismissal by BHP Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd of an electrician and OHS representative after a "deep and fundamental breakdown" in their employment relationship that followed his complaints about the company's safety practices.
The Federal Court has upheld a FWA full bench finding that Endeavour Coal engaged in surface bargaining in its negotiations with APESMA, holding that the good faith requirements meant employers had to do more than "adopt the role of a disinterested suitor".
HSU national secretary Kathy Jackson has confirmed that she is heading to Sydney - with her partner, FWA Vice President Michael Lawler - and will lead a NSW ticket in post-administration elections for the union's East branch.
The NSW Administrative Decisions Tribunal has dismissed a social studies teacher's claim that her employer intentionally or recklessly discriminated against her due to her severe allergic reaction to oranges and mandarins.
HSU national secretary Kathy Jackson's appeal against last month's Federal Court decision to put the union's East branch into administration began in Sydney this morning, with Jackson telling the court she had been denied natural justice.
Fair Work Australia has found that two consultants presenting themselves as an "emanation" of an IT solutions company weren't independent contractors, despite issuing invoices under their business names and offering consulting services to other businesses.
