Brumby backs SACS equal pay; Push for tribunal to set "safe rates" for trucking; Worker reinstated after adverse action sacking; Giudice should appear at Estimates: HR Nicholls; Foreign Affairs pay up 2.9%; and Full bench upholds Victoria University workloads ruling
Clauses that require outsourced labour hire suppliers or contractors to have union agreements cannot be lawfully included in Fair Work enterprise agreements or underpin applications for protected action ballots, a Fair Work Australia full bench has found.
Ark Tribe trial continues; Praise for "historic" paid parental leave scheme; FWA kicks off process for junior wages review; Ford skilled trades deal before FWA; DJs chief quits over "unbecoming" conduct with employee; and Pizza Hut wins single interest employer authorisation
Take-home pay orders are not available where an employee receives less pay because a shorter minimum engagement period applies under a modern award, FWA has ruled.
Federal Parliament is on the verge of voting the Government's Paid Parental Leave Bill into law after the Senate today - with some significant amendments - passed the legislation.
The IR Society of Australia has taken the unprecedented step of calling on the Senate to rescind its resolution requiring FWA President Justice Geoffrey Giudice to appear for questioning during Estimates hearings.
Pay rises in enterprise agreements approved in last year's December quarter grew at a solid 4% annually across the economy and 3.9% in the private sector, according to new DEEWR bargaining statistics that are dominated by Fair Work deals lodged since July 1 last year.
Workplace Express yesterday incorrectly reported that the Senate passed the Federal Government's amendment to its paid parental leave legislation that would require employers to continue to pay their existing obligations to employees. In fact debate on that amendment was postponed until today, when it is expected to pass.
Tribe trial adjourned to Friday; Court clears BHP of adverse action claim; Bench reserves decision on absorption, overtime phasing; Employee to pay "$4,000 bond for unfair dismissal case; and FWA agreement mix-up "farcical", says Abetz
