AFPC denies plan to cancel minimum wage review; Paint workers win big redundancy boost; Financial meltdown could open door for workplace democracy; and EOWA announces employers of choice for women
The Victorian Government has reduced to 2.5% the wages component of future public sector agreements but has in return promised not to retrench employees during the global economic downturn. Meanwhile in the State, hundreds of manufacturing agreements nominally expire next week, but employers are reporting that all is quiet.
In an important ruling that a senior employment lawyer says "breathes new life" into the “matters pertaining” requirement that will continue to constrain agreement content under the Fair Work Act, the Federal Court has found that an income protection clause didn’t have a sufficiently close connection to the employment relationship.
A Nestle subsidiary that inadvertently revealed to a group of employees that one of their colleagues was suspected of being drunk at work was unreasonable in sacking the man over his later reaction, the AIRC has found.
NSW Government hands state IRC exclusive IR coverage; AIRC dismisses cost application over unfair dismissal "imbroglio"; Prisoner loses appeal against finding that he was not an employee; and more.
Air Services Australia has reached agreement with air traffic controllers on a new wage deal, but faces strike action by backroom and technical staff after negotiations with unions broke down.
State governments have called on the Australian Fair Pay Commission to award an increase that maintains the real value of low-paid workers' pay in this year's minimum wage review.
NUW members have voted up a proposal that will roll the union's Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia branches into a new "general" branch.
