Nine out of 10 employers are satisfied overall with the performance of Fair Work Australia's unfair dismissal conciliators, according to a survey released today.
The Federal Government has warned it will have to fund any pay increases awarded in the SACS equal pay case by cutting other programs, and has urged FWA to "find the right balance" between equal remuneration for community sector workers and "the broader implications of any wage increase".
ABC Commissioner Leigh Johns today fleshed out his proposal for a sham contracting inquiry and roundtable, indicating the process could lead to a building industry code of practice on the issue.
The Senate has ordered Communications Minister Senator Stephen Conroy to provide "EBA principles" he said unions had developed to guide their wage negotiations with the NBN Co, while the CEPU says it will seek 5% pay increases in bargaining with the contractors that will roll out the network.
The AiG will represent three employers seeking to appeal Fair Work Australia's rejection of their enterprise agreements on the basis that they permitted excessive cashing out of annual leave.
Workers at the $5.4 billion Thiess Degremont desalination plant in Wonthaggi, Victoria, will hold two mass meetings tomorrow at 7am following the revelation today that Thiess had hired Tasmanian Bruce Townsend and his company Australian Security and Investigations (ASI) to infiltrate the site.
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The Federal Court has found that a transport company that sacked a truck driver for refusing to authorise salary deductions to pay off a damage bill could not rely on its vehicle policy to do so, even though it was incorporated into the driver's employment contract and provided for employees to pay repair costs.
The LHMU is set to change its name to "United Voice", after a process that included engaging communication consultants, focus group testing and extensive consultation with members.
