Mitsubishi and vehicle unions have agreed to a severance deal for workers at the defunct Tonsley Park factory in Adelaide that sets a new high for the industry.
New Labor MP Mark Butler has called in his first speech to Federal Parliament for a new look at providing tax credits to boost the real earnings of low-paid workers, while another new ALP member, Amanda Rishworth says she gained first hand experience of the pressure employers can impose on young workers when she refused to sign an AWA at 19 and was no longer offered work.
The ABCC has launched a new legal action against the CFMEU over a Victorian construction project, while Superannuation and Corporate Law Minister Nick Sherry has signalled a Federal Government push to link executive salaries more closely to company outcomes, including through new reporting requirements.
Queensland's parliament is this afternoon debating the legislation Industrial Relations Minister John Nickel introduced last week removing local government workers from the reach of Work Choices.
The small business advisory group charged with drafting Labor's proposed fair dismissal code for businesses with fewer than 15 employees will hold its first meeting in Melbourne tomorrow.
Tax and welfare changes have helped increase the real disposable income of employees on the federal minimum wage despite accelerating inflation, according to the Australian Fair Pay Commission's first report on the impact of its pay decisions.
NSW unions have today launched a television commercial against the Iemma Government's power privatisation plans, ahead of a rally tomorrow that public servants have been barred from attending by using their annual leave or flex time.
Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister and former Liberal Party federal and campaign director Andrew Robb says Work Choices' removal of the no disadvantage test for workplace agreements killed the former Howard government.
National Parts workers to get GEERs; Another $66,000 fine for Merringtons; Liberals press Labor on "no worker worse off" guarantee; CFMEU continue to fight to abolish ABCC; CPSU seeking redeployment of redundant fairness test workers; More workers means more time spent working, says ABS; and Productivity Commission identifies areas to increase workforce participation.
