FWA approves Woolies deal; Nurses' take-home pay case listed for September; Catholic employers criticise Government over catch-up quantum; Court rejects CFMEU penalty appeal; and FWA rejects hockey club's penalty plea
AWU Queensland branch senior industrial advocate Chris Simpson has been appointed as a Brisbane-based FWA commissioner, Workplace Relations Minister Julia Gillard announced this afternoon.
Hockey highlights waterfront as proof of Coalition IR reform credentials; Moderate pay rise for HR/IR practitioners in 2010-11: AIM; Big domestic emissions reductions can boost jobs/economy, say ACTU and ACF; NSW Government signs up to Clean Start; and No modern award for spin sector.
A FWA full bench has upheld Workplace Relations Minister Julia Gillard's appeal against a single member ruling that threatened to significantly limit the usefulness of individual flexibility arrangements.
The Victorian Supreme Court has confirmed that damages for loss of opportunity are available to employees making wrongful dismissal claims, in awarding the former editor of a Melbourne newspaper a $580,000 payout.
No good faith argument for refusing approval of agreement; Employer should have prepared "new, intelligible" agreement; Agreement rejected, after employer fails to identify disadvantages; and No underlying award for pet motel's agreement.
ACCI has told FWA it would be "wrong in principle" to compensate employees for the 2009 minimum wage freeze, while the AiG urged it to take into account the impact of tax cuts on workers' hip-pockets in making its decision.
New research commissioned by the ACTU has tested the view that minimum wage jobs are a stepping stone to higher paid employment, finding that while they are a springboard for some, a large minority get stuck on minimum rates.
The Federal Government says signs of a better than expected economy recovery increase the scope for FWA to award a real increase in the minimum wage, while the ACTU says the improved outlook supports its $27-a-week claim.
Skilled migration occupations cut from 400-plus to 181; Abbott vows not to return to the past on IR and promises more flexibility; and AWU television advertising campaign backs resources tax.
