The success of the challenges to the NSW Government's push to control wage rises for public servants could be determined tomorrow in the NSW Parliament and the Industrial Relations Commission.
A Fair Work Australia full bench has today granted a Centrelink request to be represented by an external lawyer in an unfair dismissal appeal hearing, despite it being refused permission in its initial defence of the case.
Ryan to be the new age discrimination commissioner; Abbott reveals he still supports Work Choices, says Evans; FWA makes low-paid bargaining order; and Queensland union branch deregistered.
Fairfax journalists to strike soon if no progress in negotiations; Public sector bargaining parties seek conciliation; Appeal time limits should be taken seriously, says FWA; and ABCC opens Darwin office.
Fair Work Australia full benches have reserved their decisions in two key cases involving minimum engagement periods - the 90-minute after-school shift ruling and the VECCI's bid to allow workers to agree to reduced hours, which in the end covered just one modern award.
No Victorian worker would be protected from disability discrimination by the State’s equal opportunity laws if a tribunal’s interpretation was left to stand, the Supreme Court has held.
NUW members to strike tomorrow at Qantas; Court orders $250,000 payout against CFMEU and WA officials; and No loud call from business for IR change, says Swan.
The CFMEU (construction & general division) is seeking legal advice following the ABCC's admission that 203 compulsory interview notices it issued up until the Ark Tribe acquittal were defective.
The Federal Court will decide whether exposure to computer-generated porn at work breaches the Sex Discrimination Act, as part of the bullying and discrimination action against Airservices Australia launched last year by a female air traffic controller.
TWU members to vote on Qantas industrial action, after FWA approves ballot; Address productivity when economy is strong, says RBA governor; CPI rises to 3.6% a year; and S-x-related workers' compensation claim proceeds to Federal Court.
