AIER goes in to bat for Giudice; United Voice to pursue broader advocacy role; BLF fined $20,000 for stopping concrete pour; and NZ to subsidise wages for earthquake-affected employees
The Opposition has used a Senate Estimates hearing to accuse ABC Commissioner Leigh Johns of "giving the finger" to the Senate and acting as the Minister’s proxy by introducing new safeguards on the use of his s52 coercive powers, while the Government revealed that critics of the ABCC’s sham contracting inquiry have compared it to the inquisition conducted by anti-communist crusader Joe McCarthy.
A FWA full bench has reversed a protected action ballot order granted to unions working on a Hunter Valley power station upgrade, after finding an existing agreement continues to apply to employees.
A national transport company has been ordered to pay $25,000 to an employee after it responded to her request for modified duties while pregnant by unilaterally changing her role and cutting her pay by $18,000.
The Federal Magistrates Court has refused to allow an unregistered employer association's non-legally-qualified advocate to appear in an unlawful termination case, despite his "vast experience" in IR over 35 years.
ACTU and Abetz trade blows over FWA President; Employer makes wrong call on "fraudulent" mobile phone usage; US private sector union membership drops below 7%; and American labour data agency preparing to collect data on green jobs growth.
Fair Work Australia has rejected an employer's argument that a union bid for a further 30-day period to take protected industrial action should be refused because of evidence that a majority of employees might no longer support taking action, in an important ruling on when the tribunal will grant such an extension.
A national logistics company has successfully argued it was entitled to require a national marketing executive to take on a lower-skilled role as part of GFC cutbacks, with a court rejecting the executive's claim for a $200,000-plus payout.
The ABCC's operational focus has excluded workers in the building and construction industry from the protection a labour inspection system ought to provide them, according to the ILO.
Book opens window on IR history; NSW's OHS harmonisation backflip a "sticking point" only; and Sacked injured workers can seek relief in both state and federal courts
