Former Liberal Workplace Relations Minister Peter Reith has used a speech at the IR Society of Victoria's annual conference to maintain pressure on the Federal Opposition to re-introduce statutory individual contracts.
Fair Work Australia should be given the power to deal with adverse action cases and most other matters arising under the Fair Work Act, an eminent IR legal academic has told the Victorian IR Society's annual conference.
Toyota, unions reach in-principle deal; Award for DEEWR head; Call for submissions on wage review timetable; and FO Ombudsman and FWA President presentations now available.
Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce yesterday claimed Qantas workers in some of its employee groups were paid up to 50% more than their peers at Virgin Australia, but an analysis of base rates shows the differentials are relatively narrow, and sometimes favour the smaller airline's workers.
AMMA chief executive Steve Knott has used the opening of the Victorian IR Society's annual conference to criticise the Gillard Government's appointment of members with union backgrounds to Fair Work Australia.
A Fair Work Australia full bench majority has accepted the lawfulness of clauses in the Victorian electrical contracting industry's pattern agreement that the Ai Group sought to strike down.
Ninety-minute retail shifts begin, as stay bid rejected; Coal workers overwhelmingly vote down direct BHP offer; Victorian nurses set to join wage cap fight; Victorian police step up campaign; Union rates hotels' treatment of employees; $8500 penalty for failing to pay annual leave; IR skills course in Brisbane; and President's speech now available.
