An employee sacked for excessive social media use during work hours has won his unfair dismissal case, with Fair Work Australia saying there wasn't enough evidence before it to support the employer's contentions.
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has promised the Coalition will have a "strong and effective" IR policy in place before the next election, while the AiG, ahead of Friday's second anniversary of federal Labor's Fair Work laws, has argued that further amendments are "vital".
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FWO prosecutes companies for exploiting Filipino oil and gas workers; Full-service ABCC recovers more than $100,000 in underpayments; and ALAEA "blatantly cynical" - Qantas.
Moderation in wages growth was evident in both private and public sector agreements in last year's December quarter, with both experiencing annual wage rises of 3.8 per cent.
In addition to being when the federal senators elected in last year's poll take their seats - with the Greens to hold the balance of power outright - Friday is the day from which the national minimum wage takes effect and employers take on responsibility for the Federal Government's paid parental leave payments.
Hearings set down in the NSW IRC to arbitrate on new awards for state public servants will now be used to determine whether the O'Farrell Government’s recent wages policy legislation is enforceable.
In what may be an Australian first, the ALAEA has offered to make available to Qantas as replacement labour its members who are rostered off when licensed engineers begin two-hour stopworks next Monday.
Fair Work Australia has rejected Rio Tinto’s restriction of employee meetings with AWU officials to the administration building of its Tasmanian Bell Bay aluminium smelter.
