Workers engaged on Melbourne's Westgate Bridge have returned to work after a demarcation dispute between key construction unions erupted into industrial action last week.
Maternity pay is provided in just 16% of private sector agreements and paternity pay in only 13%, University of Sydney researchers have found in the first analysis of the incidence of paid parental leave entitlements in agreements.
The AIRC has slapped an industrial advocate with a costs order after finding he pushed for go-away money in an unfair dismissal case he knew was hopeless.
An investigation by an employer leading it to dismiss an employee did not breach the duty of mutual trust and confidence, the Federal Magistrates Court has found.
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The CEPU and CPSU are set to take their campaign for a union collective agreement at Telstra to a new level on Monday with a 24-hour nationwide strike.
The ACCC has granted conditional authorisation for a group of owner drivers, supported by the CFMEU, to collectively bargain with earthmoving contractors.
The CFMEU construction division's WA branch has signed off on new collective agreements with Brookfield Multiplex and Mirvac Constructions, but is facing resistance from contractors concerned about escalating wage costs under the deal.
WA government agencies are failing to allow employees sufficient access to important entitlements - such as flexitime, carer’s leave, purchased leave and leave without pay - that could help them improve their work/life balance, according to University of WA researcher Trish Todd. Managers have been reluctant to make changes to work organisation that would make a real difference, she says.
