The result of Saturday's election is in the balance, with neither major party yet securing a majority, but a host of IR figures have been successful in winning seats in Parliament.
Free market theorists have failed to take into account the unique character of the labour market in crafting their prescriptions for IR policy, a leading US labour economist has argued, while a senior FWA member in separate remarks said he believed a consensus now existed on the need for an employment safety-net.
Lock-out at Tahmoor begins tonight; Comments weren't sexual harassment, tribunal finds; Calls for Coalition to release IR policy; Change of guard at NSW Teachers Federation; Dispute over pay at University of SA; and Howes on Australian Story.
Australia goes to the polls tomorrow with the major parties closer than ever before on IR but with neither having released detailed IR policies. Workplace Express looks at where the ALP, Coalition and Greens stand.
Fathers and other partners of mothers with new-born children will be able to claim two weeks paid parental leave under a re-elected Labor Government, Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced today.
Manager constructively dismissed; Late snail-mail lodger should have factored in delivery times; Pilbara rigger jumped, wasn't pushed; and Full bench directs member to consider whether "redundant" employee agreement-covered.
The Coalition has failed to rule out intervening in support of an employer bid to reduce minimum shift lengths in the retail sector if it wins government, as a Fair Work Australia full bench today began hearing an appeal on whether to retain the existing three-hour minimum.
Election briefs: Abbott on IR change, PPL, public sector freeze and jobs incentive; CPSU says public sector cuts will cause chaos; ETU record donation to Greens; MBAV ad campaign; and ACTU focusses on Queensland.
Private sector rates of pay excluding bonuses are growing at just 2.7% a year in trend terms, after increasing by 0.7% for the third quarter in a row, according to the ABS.
