Key employer groups have joined the Federal Government in calling for the Opposition to pass the State IR referrals bill, which looks increasingly likely to join the list of legislation - including the construction bill - that won't make it through parliament this year.
FWA clarifies operation of ballot extensions; Employer caught by online lodgement delay; Ballot starts at Australia Post; Fair Work amendment regulations commence; and Lewocki to retire
The Federal Government should amend the Fair Work Act to institutionalise a stronger commitment to pay equity, grant the Sex Discrimination Commissioner greater powers to act on wage discrimination, and establish a pay equity unit within Fair Work Australia with a broad mandate for change, the parliamentary pay equity inquiry has recommended.
Australia Post underpaid a mail contractor by almost 50% and unilaterally varied the contract when it substantially increased his workload, the NSW Industrial Court has found in an unfair contract ruling.
Fair Work Australia full benches will cast further light on what it means to genuinely try to reach agreement in bargaining when they rule on appeals by Ford and Australia Post against protected action ballot orders.
The Federal Government's timetable for implementing two key pieces of IR legislation could be derailed in the Senate next week, the last sitting period for the year.
The NSW Government will introduce legislation next week to refer its IR powers for the private sector to Canberra, after finalising a bilateral agreement with the Federal Government.
A South Australia smelter operator has failed to have its employees' industrial action suspended over fears it could lead to the facility's blast furnace being shut down – but succeeded on other grounds – in Fair Work Australia's first ruling on new "harm to employer" cooling off provisions.
