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Qantas wrap-up: Arbitration "favours employers"; Greens seek lockout limits; and the clauses Qantas rejects

As Qantas parties prepare for talks, practitioners say the airline has recent history on its side in gambling, as it did when it grounded its fleet and notified a lockout on Saturday, that it will do better in arbitration than in bargaining.

Government re-introduces bill to replace ABCC with new watchdog

The Government's bill to abolish the ABCC and replace it with the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate, introduced today, largely mirrors the 2009 bill, but contains two significant changes.

Union challenge to NSW wages cap legislation fails

The NSW PSA has failed in its constitutional challenge to the O’Farrell Government’s public sector wages cap legislation.

Government moves to increase super in mining bill; and MUA and Patrick deal close, dispute at DP World

Government moves to increase super in mining bill; and MUA and Patrick deal close, dispute at DP World.

Reach of general protections provisions still unclear, says senior IR QC

The reach of the Fair Work Act's general protections provisions depends on the interpretation of "rubbery" expressions, while other elements of the legislation have failed to live up to their promise or are strangling the retail industry, according to three IR silks who delivered this year's prestigious Julian Small lecture.

FWO seeks urgent $1m payment to court by Ramsey companies

The Fair Work Ombudsman is seeking an urgent interlocutory order for an employer to stump up more than $1 million because of fears it will fail to make severance and annual leave payments to about 200 redundant workers.

PM speaks out against outsourcing, as government vents anger at Qantas

Prime Minister Julia Gillard today warned employers that the Federal Government will not stand by and allow them to breach enterprise agreements by employing contractors on lesser wages and making workers redundant while agreements are in place and employees have no power to take lawful industrial action in response.

ABCC relying less on coercive powers

New investigation procedures have led to a six-fold reduction in compulsory examinations by the ABCC, according to its annual report.

Qantas decision now available

The FWA decision early today to terminate industrial action by Qantas and the AIPA, ALAEA and TWU is now available.

FWA terminates industrial action at Qantas

FWA has this morning immediately terminated industrial action at Qantas for three weeks - extendable by a further three weeks - following two hearings that went into the early hours of the morning after the airline's chief executive on Saturday grounded his fleet and announced a lockout.

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