Kearney takes up ACTU role; Bench publishes McDonald's undertakings; FWA President extends time for submissions on Division 2B State awards; and FWA publishes final version of minimum wage transition paper.
Employers from tomorrow begin what for some will be the complex task of phasing in changes to penalties, loadings and wage rates under the modern award transitional provisions, while FWA's first minimum wage decision also takes effect. It all happens a year to the day when the bulk of the then Rudd Government's new IR regime became law.
The ALAEA and Virgin Tech have struck a deal that delivers the airline's licenced maintenance aircraft engineers a 13% pay increase over 39 months and an extra week's annual leave, as well as bringing those on AWAs into the collective fold. The union's federal secretary, Steve Purvinas, has meanwhile been cleared to run for another four-year term after the Federal Court rejected an AEC ruling barring him from seeking re-election because he did not hold a current engineer's licence.
The AWU and the employer group representing Queensland fruit and vegetable growers have reached a deal under which the union will drop its appeal against 100-odd enterprise agreements containing "voluntary hours" clauses in exchange for a joint push to create more secure, high-skilled jobs and an opportunity for the union to build its presence in the industry.
A recruiter's error when offering a job to a candidate added weight to her claim of unfair dismissal, but ultimately didn't convince Fair Work Australia that the position had been misrepresented to her.
Westpac group will pay 9% super contributions during up to 12 months of employees' parental leave, it announced today, while its first enterprise agreement in eight years is up for approval before FWA tomorrow.
ABCC to prosecute construction giant over strike pay; Crean's appointment welcomed; FWA highlights limits of majority support determination; and New independent contractors regulations
Bargaining between offshore oil and gas industry vessel operators and labour-hire providers and maritime unions is beginning to bear fruit, with employers last week lodging with FWA several agreements covering ships' officers.
Long-serving Labor frontbencher and former Opposition Leader and ACTU president Simon Crean is the new Federal Workplace Relations Minister, filling the position vacated after Julia Gillard became the Prime Minister last week.
