The AiG looks likely to face significant opposition to its bid to clarify public holiday provisions in the modern manufacturing award, after the ACTU described the proposal as "Scrooge-like" and likely to set a bad precedent.
Employers cannot use the Fair Work Act's transfer of business provisions to cut employees' pay and conditions when they and their agreement shift to a new enterprise, Fair Work Australia has ruled.
AWU leader Paul Howes, in his election diary published today, praises Prime Minister Gillard for being the first federal Labor prime minister since Paul Keating to demonstrate "unwavering" support for unions.
Hockey promises "detailed" IR policy; ABCC launches new "blue glue" prosecution; Fruit seller fined $85,000 over underpayments; and CPSU members back single-APS bargaining claim
A call-centre worker who complained of sexual harassment and was then sacked for using MySpace to criticise her employer's investigation - and for emailing pornographic images to co-workers - has failed in her unfair dismissal claim.
Fair Work Australia has unveiled transitional arrangements for employers and employees covered by Division 2B State Awards that it acknowledges will lead to "significant" minimum wage increases for some workers from February 1 next year.
The NSW Nurses Association has escalated its campaign to follow Victoria in introducing mandated nurse-to-patient ratios in the State's public hospital system - a major claim on a beleaguered State Government that it is backing up with a $1m-plus advertising campaign.
HR practitioners are devoting more time to IR issues following the introduction of the Fair Work Act, but most expect the spike in activity to drop away over the nextyear, according to an AHRI survey released today.
Employees of failed investment bank Allco Finance have confirmed their right to seek payment of their entitlements from cashed-up companies within the group, after the Federal Court rejected a narrow view of laws designed to give worker claims priority when their employer becomes insolvent.
Harkins new Unions Tasmania chief; First female sparkies leader; FWA OKs disputes, consultation clauses; and Court fines TWU for unlawful industrial action.
