In an unusual ruling, the NSW Supreme Court has restrained a synagogue from sacking its rabbi until it conducts an arbitration under Orthodox Jewish law.
The Federal Government's transitional IR legislation should include a 2013 drop-dead date for old instruments, according to the University of Adelaide's Professor Andrew Stewart.
The Federal Government has invited 25 organisations - including the ACTU and major employer groups - to apply for funding under its $12.9m program to provide education and information on its new IR regime.
Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said today that all options should be on the table to reduce the company's costs - including a wage freeze - as he announced the airline would cut up to 1,750 jobs because of a sharp drop in demand for international seats and freight.
Jobless rate hits 5.7%; Centrelink agreement voted up; Thomson denies claims as HSU meeting goes into meltdown; and IR changes could reverse award coverage trend, says ACCI
Some 25,000 Target employees have received the first formal pay increment due under a deal with the SDA that will deliver a 14.6% wage rise over four years, while Target Country employees - whose rates are currently lower - will receive 17.8% to bring them up to the same level.
The AiG has welcomed key aspects of the AIRC full bench decision last week on stage two of the award modernisation process, including its retention of existing flexibilities for the information and communication technology industry and the exclusion of manufacturers of building products from the construction industry award.
Failure to declare criminal record not a sacking offence; Appeal court rejects retrospective agreement claim; Bookkeeper sent invoices under business name, but still an employee; and Dismissal for abuse and intimidation unjustified: State IRC
A CPSU delegate who alleges she was transferred to another position and denied the chance to stay in her job because of her union membership and activities is seeking a court finding that a major federal department unlawfully discriminated against her, in a case the union says highlights some agencies' tardiness in adapting their practices to comply with the Rudd Government's regime for recognition of unions in the Australian Public Service
Fair Work Act gets Royal Assent; ATO puts 3.25% pay deal on the table; Unionists fined $1,000 for FOA breaches; and Construction workers to strike over ABCC.
