The CFMEU (mining and energy division) is seeking a majority support determination for workers in Rio Tinto's rail operations, in a bid to force the company back to the bargaining table in the PIlbara for the first time in more than a decade.
Stand-down breach a "wake-up call" for employers, says magistrate; Abbott and Abetz inspire new wave of HR Nicholls activism; Employee miscount sinks majority support bid; and CEPU starts "free mail" action.
A major health care group has targeted 22 pathology employees in Victoria out of a workforce of more than 200 for a seven-week lockout, in a move the union and the Greens say highlights flaws in the Fair Work Act.
Unions will appeal an important ruling by a full bench majority of Fair Work Australia that appears to create new opportunities for employers to force bargaining representatives to jump through procedural hoops before taking industrial action.
States and Territories other than WA have this afternoon endorsed a model OHS Act, in a pivotal step towards national laws taking effect as planned on January 1, 2012.
The AiG’s view that the intergovernmental agreements underpinning the referral of state IR powers to Canberra will stymie any essential changes to the Fair Work Act "doesn’t have legs", according to University of Sydney Professor of Law, Ron McCallum.
Queensland and NSW have formally signed up to the Rudd Government's national IR system for the private sector ahead of the WRMC meeting in Melbourne today - one of NSW IR minister John Robertson's first acts in his new role.
Parent company the employer, court rules; FWA refuses union deal over lack of notification evidence; Surprise fall in jobless rate; and Buswell keeps report under wraps.
Employers must explain to their employees the differences between their current conditions and those that would apply under a proposed enterprise agreement as part of the pre-approval process, Fair Work Australia has ruled.
