Fathers and other partners of mothers with new-born children will be able to claim two weeks paid parental leave under a re-elected Labor Government, Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced today.
Manager constructively dismissed; Late snail-mail lodger should have factored in delivery times; Pilbara rigger jumped, wasn't pushed; and Full bench directs member to consider whether "redundant" employee agreement-covered.
The Coalition has failed to rule out intervening in support of an employer bid to reduce minimum shift lengths in the retail sector if it wins government, as a Fair Work Australia full bench today began hearing an appeal on whether to retain the existing three-hour minimum.
Election briefs: Abbott on IR change, PPL, public sector freeze and jobs incentive; CPSU says public sector cuts will cause chaos; ETU record donation to Greens; MBAV ad campaign; and ACTU focusses on Queensland.
Private sector rates of pay excluding bonuses are growing at just 2.7% a year in trend terms, after increasing by 0.7% for the third quarter in a row, according to the ABS.
Union officials can lawfully refuse to provide details of the safety breaches they are relying on to enter worksites, the Federal Court has confirmed, in a ruling that also clarifies what it means to "hinder or obstruct" persons while onsite.
Bargaining order aimed at "unilateral" withdrawal by employer; FWA orders halt to "go slow" on the docks; Qantas international pilots and licenced engineers seeking job security; and Additional role for MUA leader.
An employer discriminated against an employee it "badgered" to return to work immediately after she suffered a "near death experience" in Victoria's Black Saturday bushfires, a tribunal has found.
