IR bill not among those before Caucus; Unions seeking more details about NSW power privatisation plans; Lawyer warns executives of dangers of failing to keep sponsored worker records; Gillard urges Senate to reconsider Safe Work Australia changes; Receiver accepting expressions of interest for ABC Learning centres; Australian Labour Law Association conference starts Friday; and PC starts hearings on draft paid parental leave report.
The ACTU is still pressing the Government on a number of reforms to facilitate the spread of collective bargaining, senior industrial officer Cath Bowtell said yesterday.
The Senate committee inquiring into the Federal Government's amendments to temporary skilled migration visa laws - which include introducing fines for employers of up to $33,000 - has recommended the bill be passed but then reviewed within three years. However, it has also noted that a lot of key detail has been left to the regulations, which are yet to be finalised.
The ACTU and telecommunications consortium Terria have begun negotiating a memorandum of understanding to provide a basis for bargaining talks if it is selected to build the Federal Government's $4.7 billion National Broadband Network.
New Zealand's National Party - which has today made a deal to govern with the support of the ACT party following Saturday's election victory - has promised to introduce an optional three-month probation period for employees of small businesses and to allow cashing out of one week of annual leave.
Coles Group’s logistics operation has locked out about 150 employees at its Huntingwood distribution centre in western Sydney, in response to protected strikes over proposed rostering changes at the site.
Western Australia’s Barnett Government will commission a wide-ranging independent review of the state’s IR system, Commerce Minister Troy Buswell announced today, after revealing this week he was "highly unlikely" to refer the state’s IR powers to Canberra.
Don't dump paid maternity leave, say Broderick and Burrow; Government commits $22m to ABC Learning; and First book on Your Rights at Work campaign launched.
