Paid parental leave makes economic sense, says Broderick; Changing of the guard in Gillard's office; Victorian paramedics back industrial action; and Commissioner Smith to launch new book on Fair Work laws
Police were called in to escort workers through the ranks of protestors at the Westgate Bridge upgrade construction site today, as key union leaders met with John Holland in the hope of resolving the dispute.
The ASU has used the Senate inquiry into the transitional IR legislation to argue that the AIRC has made modern awards that clearly disadvantaged whole classes of employees, predominantly women. It was an argument the AiG went on to reject, while the University of Adelaide's Professor Andrew Stewart told the committee that addressing disadvantage resulting from award modernisation was best dealt with by the AIRC in its transitional proceedings.
Employees of the troubled HSU Victoria (No 1) branch went on strike yesterday after being told the union may not be able to pay their wages because its bank accounts had been frozen.
Demand for 457 visas tumble; No complaints over protests: ABCC; IR laws gave Rio Tinto upper hand in train drivers' strike: CFMEU; Registrations for ACTU National Congress open; and Clarification on Fair Work Australia conciliator application dates
Employer failed to find acceptable alternative work, says AIRC; Company didn't know sacked HR manger was pregnant, tribunal finds; and Couple's victimisation complaint to be part-heard again
Construction unions today said they would launch a concerted industrial campaign against the ABCC, as thousands of workers across the country rallied in memory of those who have died at work.
The owners of a heavy machinery dealership worth millions could not succeed in their unfair contracts claim because of the entrepreneurial nature of their work, the NSW Court of Appeal has found.
Gillard should stop construction strike: Keenan; Paramedics launch breakaway association; Full bench confirms use-it or lose-it ballot rule; and Rostering changes must wait for privatisation: NSW IRC
