Hockey promises "detailed" IR policy; ABCC launches new "blue glue" prosecution; Fruit seller fined $85,000 over underpayments; and CPSU members back single-APS bargaining claim
A call-centre worker who complained of sexual harassment and was then sacked for using MySpace to criticise her employer's investigation - and for emailing pornographic images to co-workers - has failed in her unfair dismissal claim.
Fair Work Australia has unveiled transitional arrangements for employers and employees covered by Division 2B State Awards that it acknowledges will lead to "significant" minimum wage increases for some workers from February 1 next year.
The NSW Nurses Association has escalated its campaign to follow Victoria in introducing mandated nurse-to-patient ratios in the State's public hospital system - a major claim on a beleaguered State Government that it is backing up with a $1m-plus advertising campaign.
HR practitioners are devoting more time to IR issues following the introduction of the Fair Work Act, but most expect the spike in activity to drop away over the nextyear, according to an AHRI survey released today.
Employees of failed investment bank Allco Finance have confirmed their right to seek payment of their entitlements from cashed-up companies within the group, after the Federal Court rejected a narrow view of laws designed to give worker claims priority when their employer becomes insolvent.
Harkins new Unions Tasmania chief; First female sparkies leader; FWA OKs disputes, consultation clauses; and Court fines TWU for unlawful industrial action.
APESMA has closed its longstanding in-house engineering recruitment company, ETM Placements, and formed a partnership with recruitment specialist Bayside Group to provide a wider range of recruitment and career development services, while continuing to generate revenue for the union.
Court says employers' right of entry "ignorance" a concern; Long service leave for cleaners; Victoria to look at bullying laws; Comment sought on SA child safety laws; and Vale, Peter Davidson
The Federal Court has awarded $306,000 in damages to an advertising consultant who was retrenched 16 months after being enticed to leave his own business to join an agency that claimed it was successful despite being propped up by its parent company.
