While the bulk of the $58.5m the Howard Government spent on its second round of Work Choices advertising went to the company with its media placement contract, Universal McCann, the latest DEEWR annual report also reveals that $3.387m went to the creators of the Work Choices "Know where you stand" campaign, Whybin TBWA, and $1.2m went to Open Mind Research for survey work before the introduction of the safety net.
Injunction granted against construction workers on North West Shelf oil and gas project; Long service leave case to SA Supreme Court; and Unfair workplace model does not give rise to dispute, court finds.
CEPU and CPSU members employed at Telstra will vote later this month on whether they will take protected industrial action after the unions' application for a secret ballot was granted by the AIRC today.
The future of state industrial commissions and workplace inspectorates under a national IR system for the private sector are two of the areas senior IR officials will discuss further following yesterday's WRMC meeting in Melbourne; while Workplace Relations Minister Julia Gillard will next week meet with her Opposition counterpart Michael Keenan on the progress of her substantive bill through parliament.
The Australian Human Rights Commission was forced to impose resource cuts across its departments to cope with a big jump in discrimination enquiries and complaints in 2007-08, the organisation's annual report reveals.
A stationery company that unlawfully sacked its NUW delegate after a bitter strike at the height of pre-election debate over Work Choices has been ordered by the Federal Court to pay $12,000 in penalties and $1800 in compensation.
The Australian Human Rights Commission has recommended extending employers' obligations to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace to protect workers from customers and clients, after its latest five-year survey indicated a significant reduction in sexual harassment on the job.
CFMEU WA branch secretary Kevin Reynolds walked away from the State IRC election inquiry on Friday after a two-day grilling that raised questions over aspects of his management of the union, but with no 'smoking gun' having emerged that could lead to a more serious reprimand.
In his first speech since becoming Shadow Workplace Relations Minister, Michael Keenan has today labelled himself a pragmatist on IR and said the Coalition accepted the Government had the right to implement the policy it took to the last election. He also said the Opposition was keen to play a constructive role in "shaping our future system".
