The wages share of national income has fallen to a 46-year low and the profits share has almost returned to the record high levels of 2008, while real labour costs have fallen dramatically in the past year, according to ABS national accounts data released today.
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The ETU's Victorian branch is pursuing 6%-a-year pay increases and an industry-first portable annual leave scheme in negotiations for a new round of agreements to cover electrical contractors and their employees, while NECA is seeking separate agreements for the construction and maintenance sectors.
Former David Jones chief executive Mark McInnes could face sexual harassment claims from a further eight employees of the retailer and another corporation at which he once worked, the Federal Court heard today.
A court has rejected claims by the former general manager of Swatch Group Australia that he was directed to engage in price-fixing, in breach of both the Trade Practices Act and the implied terms of his employment contract, while the company failed in its counter claim that pornographic material found on his computer after his sacking justified his summary dismissal.
A pragmatic approach to bargaining, a focus on training and open lines of communication have enabled a heavy equipment manufacturer and the AMWU to lock-in a dozen new agreements this year with industrial harmony intact and discussions underway on a framework to guide future negotiations.
The Federal Magistrates Court has dismissed a disability discrimination complaint by a former local government employee who was sacked on his second day at work when it was discovered he had an outstanding workers' compensation claim, but it has lambasted the council's employee relations practices, saying they were "squarely at odds with any notion of fairness".
Police investigation continues into pornographic and violent emails; Employer undertakings change the agreement, says FWA; VECCI to file in October on shorter shift bid; and Breakthrough in SA University bargaining.
