The Federal Court has issued an injunction against textile manufacturer Huyck Wangner Australia after finding it might have been retaliating against planned industrial action when it decided to introduce a new shift structure at its Geelong plant.
Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull yesterday declared Work Choices was dead and that the Government had a mandate to change IR laws, as the ACTU launched a new advertising campaign aimed at pressuring Labor to strengthen collective bargaining rights.
AIRC revises dates for draft priority modern award consultations; Australia Post wins s496 order in attempt to block Union Solidarity action; and National Hearing Care collective agreement fails NDT.
An employer unlawfully discriminated against a female employee when it extended her probation period from three months to six months after learning she was pregnant, a tribunal has found.
The AMWU will seek an urgent Federal Court injunction today to prevent Cochlear taking action against an employee stood down after participating in a lobbying trip to Canberra.
Employers face fines of up to $33,000 and the ATO will be able to share information with the Department of Immigration under Federal Government legislation aimed at increasing protections for temporary overseas workers. But the new obligations employers will face under Labor won't now be determined for several months.
Some 170 BHP Billiton Iron Ore employees who have held out against AWAs have voted up a new three-year union collective agreement that provides a 7.5% upfront pay rise, and 5% increases in each of the following two years.
Rio Tinto could face labour stoppages of up to 24 hours on the vital rail freight links between its Pilbara iron ore mines and ports as soon as Thursday, October 9, after the AIRC today approved a ballot to authorise industrial action by train drivers, who are seeking a union collective agreement to replace their statutory individual contracts.
At least four of the CPSU's seven-strong leadership face a challenge at the election beginning on November 19, after contenders including a former Greens mayor of Sydney's inner-city Marrickville emerged when nominations closed at noon today. But in a surprise development, the "hard Left" Members First group has decided not to run a ticket for the key leadership positions, after taking some heart from the union's advocacy for a return to more centralised bargaining.
The Western Australian Industrial Appeal Court has rejected an appeal that could have resulted in vocational awards being excluded from common rule provisions in the state’s industrial laws.
