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Labor remains committed to reforming building industry IR laws, but could be prepared to accept changes to its legislation to secure its passage through parliament, according to workplace relations parliamentary secretary Senator Jacinta Collins.
The Opposition is planning a second attempt at making Centrelink, not employers, responsible for administering paid parental leave payments under the Federal Government's new scheme, and will introduce as a private members bill the amendments it failed to get up when the bill was debated.
The Fair Work Act helped nudge Westpac back to the bargaining table, the bank's employee relations head has acknowledged, but despite being "spooked" by the good faith requirements he says it ultimately reached a win/win deal with the FSU.
Employees could be deprived of the award safety-net if Fair Work Australia terminates their old award without consdering whether it has been fully replaced by a modern award, Workplace Relations Minister Senator Chris Evans has warned.
A Gold Coast manufacturer and one of its employees have been ordered to apologise to a potential employee for unlawfully asking him during a job interview to supply unnecessary information about his age and parental status.
Four employees who face disciplinary action or dismissal for allegedly posting comments on Facebook about the NSW Corrective Services Commissioner have won a reprieve, after the NSW IRC, for the second time, restrained their employer from taking any action.
ANZ Bank and the FSU have negotiated a draft enterprise agreement for the first time in more than a decade, but securing the deal could depend on employees accepting a performance-oriented pay structure and potential limitations on its arbitration clause.
The Human Rights Commission will conciliate publicity coordinator Kristy Fraser-Kirk's sexual harassment claim against David Jones on Friday, her counsel told the Federal Court this morning.
Australia Post employees in every state and territory have voted in favour of the government-owned corporation's proposed enterprise agreement, despite the CEPU communication division's Victorian branch opposing it.
