South Australia's Liberal Party has drawn criticism from federal Workplace Relations Minister Julia Gillard for promising to withdraw a large part of the State's private sector workforce from the national IR system if it wins government in tomorrow's election.
Uncertainty over the validity of "preferred hours" clauses following inconsistent FWA rulings - including a key decision this week approving the clauses - could soon be resolved after a Fair Work Australia full bench yesterday heard employer appeals against the rejection of several deals containing preferred hours provisions.
CPSU secretary Stephen Jones will today resign to focus on running for federal parliament, ahead of the union's governing council today considering strategies for the new centralised bargaining system in the APS and a recent growing gap between its recruitment gains and losses.
Unions will seek a flat $27 safety net increase - including an element of catch-up - in the first minimum wage review under the Fair Work Act, ACTU secretary Jeff Lawrence told the National Press Club today.
The CFMEU (construction division) in WA has won a majority support determination for employees of a contractor on Woodside's Pluto LNG project despite the employer's objections that a planned demobilisation meant any agreement made would not cover many of the workers who signed the union's bargaining petition.
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In a crucial ruling for practitioners, Fair Work Australia has clarified the circumstances in which casual employees can qualify for protection from unfair dismissal under the new Act.
Fair Work Australia has outlined the principles that apply under the Fair Work Act in considering whether an unfair dismissal application should be struck out because it has no reasonable prospect of success.
