The Special Broacasting Service and media unions are close to securing a new enterprise deal that will pay a 12.5% increase over three years and boost paid parental leave, after the broadcaster dropped a contentious "fitness for duty" clause that employees feared would extend managerial prerogative and erode workers' privacy.
Australian Building and Construction Commissioner John Lloyd revealed last night that he hasn’t launched a review of his institution’s legal procedures since a Federal Court judge a fortnight ago accused it of bias in pursuing an unfounded case against a union and its officials while ignoring the unlawful conduct of a plumbing contractor run by a "foul-mouthed industrial cowboy".
With only three parliamentary sitting weeks left in 2008, DEEWR today confirmed during Senate Estimates that the Federal Government was on track to introduce its substantive IR legislation this year; said a "wide range of issues" were being considered following the recent 10-day CoIL meeting on the bill; and revealed that Workplace Relations Minister Julia Gillard had invited the Opposition to meet during the week beginning November 10 to discuss the legislation's passage through parliament.
Unions have derided as “more of the same” a new attempt by Telstra to build support for a non-union collective agreement with its workforce by canvassing interest in a new “framework” agreement.
Video store acquitted of child labour charges; and AIRC finds employee breached duty of trust and confidence after lying about daughter's stolen laptop
An AIRC full bench has directed Industrial Registrar Doug Williams to provide better reasons for refusing to approve payment of the CFMEU's costs of engaging an authorised ballot agent at $500 an hour and insisting the bill be reduced by two-thirds.
Productivity has slowed, says Stevens; Former minister blames Ludwig for career demise; No plans to increase tax on executive salaries, says Tanner; IR not in Opposition's book of broken promises; Parliament House officially breastfeeding-friendly; and Coalition, Greens and Xenophon says Gillard stubborn on OHS.
A former electricity meter reader has had his claim for underpayment rejected after the Federal Court ruled there was no transmission of business between his employer and the utility that outsourced the work.
The ABCC lifted its compliance activities to new record levels over the past the six months, with building sites in Victoria and Queensland receiving the closest attention.
