A new policy research paper sounds a note of caution on governments championing "green" jobs, saying they are a product of good environmental policy but that the reverse isn't true - jobs labelled as green don't necessarily deliver environmental benefits.
Three truck drivers who secured variations to their contracts in the first Independent Contractors Act ruling have won a combined $100,000 in damages, in a ruling that clarifies the broad nature of the Federal Magistrates Court's jurisdiction to deal with such claims.
NAB to pay super contributions during unpaid parental leave; Wattyl workers return after 24-hour stoppage; After 20 months, Tahmoor dispute "ready to escalate again"; and Bowtell preselected for Melbourne.
The FWO has for the first time used new Fair Work Act powers to prosecute a Sydney employer for allegedly discriminating against a pregnant employee, and has announced a national campaign to inform pregnant women of their rights at work.
The Fair Work Act's majority support determinations have proven effective in overcoming employer resistance to collective bargaining, according to Monash University employment law academic Anthony Forsyth, who says there are early indications that the new IR laws are achieving the Federal Government's goal of encouraging collective negotiations.
A Good Guys cashier's tardiness and "low level insubordination" didn't provide a valid reason for his dismissal, Fair Work Australia has ruled, in ordering the retailer to compensate the worker for his lost earnings.
Vodafone Hutchison Australia's proposed new agreements for retail employees say that permanent employees who want to work flexible hours can best be accommodated by shifting to casual employment.
About 80% of workers would have their superannuation managed in simple, low-cost "MySuper" accounts that, along with planned back-office changes, would boost retirement savings by an average of $40,000 or 7% after 37 years in the workforce, under a proposal in the Cooper Review's final report, released by the Federal Government today.
IBM workers vote up protected action ballot; FWA allows lawyer to appear; CFMEU's Ferguson heading for Parliament?; SA IRC arbitration on teachers' conditions; Lecture in Melbourne in honour of Joe Isaacs; and Job ads up strongly in June.
