Minimum wage panel appointments at "advanced" stage, some Queensland IRC members to go federal; Rebel NUW members could have duty to union, says court; Employee fails in bargaining order bid; Coalition could block extension of Fair Work Act to foreign-owned ships; and Gillard commits to completing green skills review by March.
Some 69% of Fair Work agreements contain the model individual flexibility term and a further 10.5% contain a more flexible provision, DEEWR’s John Kovacic told a Senate Estimates hearing this evening.
A Federal Court full court has overturned a single judge's finding that an agreement clause requiring an employer to pay income protection insurance for its employees was not a matter pertaining to the employment relationship.
Williams says referral bill a milestone; State awards still relevant post-2011, says Stewart; and S-x bias complaints up, according to Sex Discrimination Commissioner.
The head of Fair Work Australia, Justice Geoffrey Giudice, has been caught up in a political wrangle over an attempt by the Opposition to have him appear before Senate Estimate hearings this week.
State awards that move to the national system will continue to operate for a year before terminating in 2011 under a new bill introduced into federal parliament today that gives effect to the South Australian and Tasmanian IR referrals.
Workplace Relations Minister Julia Gillard has today introduced legislation to update the state referral provisions in the Fair Work Act and to provide a smooth transition to the new regime, via mechanisms such as providing state employers referred to the national system an extra year before they move onto modern awards.
KFC wins first single interest employer authorisation; Qantas engineers consider action; Another fine for CFMEU over unlawful action; Employers must receive ballot order application: FWA; and Giudice to speak on FWA's early days.
The fate of South Australia's IR referral legislation is in the hands of the six crossbench members of the Upper House, after the State's Liberals flagged they would oppose the handover. Meanwhile, Victoria is amending its referral bill to align it with referrals by other States and the Rudd Government will tomorrow seek to amend the Fair Work Act to reflect the referral deals agreed with the States.
