A FWA full bench has ruled that old awards can't be preserved indefinitely to fill gaps in the modern award system, but it has also made clear that it will consider employees' coverage status plus obligations imposed on employers in determining when to terminate transitional instruments.
A full court of the Federal Court has dismissed a further challenge by the AEU to the registration of a rival union under a new provision introduced in the Fair Work legislation.
Employers have left it too late if they wait until bargaining starts to begin engaging with their employees, according to three senior employer-clientele lawyers who have recently returned from their second IR study trip to North America.
FWA has taken an "aspirational" approach to what constitutes good faith bargaining, effectively setting a low benchmark for taking protected industrial action, according to an IR barrister.
The proportion of working days lost to non-bargaining disputes under the Fair Work Act has fallen to half that experienced during Work Choices, indicating workers and unions are now more likely to take legal forms of industrial action, an analysis by Griffith University's Professor David Peetz has revealed.
Australian employers are increasingly adopting aspects of US-style bargaining, including thoroughly costing union claims, according to three Melbourne-based senior employer-clientele lawyers who have recently returned from their second annual IR study trip to North America.
The Federal Government has released draft legislation giving shareholders the opportunity to vote out a company's directors if they disapprove of its remuneration report, while it has also released a consultation paper on a proposal to "claw back" bonuses paid to executives and directors if they are based on misleading financial information.
