CFMEU (construction and general division) officials in Victoria and other States are already asserting that they're back and the ABCC is going, while some major contractors appear to be "wavering in their resolve to reject unlawful conduct", ABC Commissioner John Lloyd said today.
Fair Work Australia has rejected a LHMU bid for a scope order to cover Coca-Cola Amatil's operations in South Australia, ruling that such applications can only be approved if they strictly comply with statutory prerequisites.
The Federal Magistrates Court has today reserved its decision on the first interlocutory bid for a remedy under the Fair Work Act's "adverse action" provisions.
Fair Work Australia has acceded to a union bid to terminate a preserved state agreement covering 139 Queensland cleaning employers, despite finding that some workers could lose their jobs as a result of the decision.
Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick has called for reform of Australia's retirement income system, including expansion of the superannuation co-contribution scheme and measures to reward unpaid caring work, to reduce the greater risk of poverty women face in retirement.
In a long-running ABCC prosecution, the Federal Court has fined the CFMEU (construction and general division) $75,500 and former organiser Bob Mates $10,000 for coercing a labour-hire company formed when a related firm went into liquidation to re-hire three workers.
FWA has refused to approve two aged care agreements that employees voted up, finding the employers breached the good faith bargaining requirements when they put the offers directly to their workforces without telling the union they were doing so.
Sacked Harvey Beef workers seek redress; FWO slashes legal panel numbers; Government releases draft on lost super laws; and Court severs unreasonable restraint
Family First's construction amendments available; Gillard pleased with deals on IFAs; Campbell's dispute now over; and ABI now a registered organisation.
Telstra has put a pay offer on the table that would deliver its workers a 9% pay rise over three years and a sign-on bonus of up to 2%, but unions say it is inadequate and have questioned the timing of the announcement.
