An epileptic nurse who was rostered to work a split-shift despite telling his manager that he could not do so because of his illness has won an unlawful discrimination claim.
Material before the SA IRC’s inquiry into the Federal Government’s new IR laws points “almost exclusively” to a conclusion that “the impact of Work Choices is negative for South Australian employees”, according to the Commission’s interim report.
Two former directors of a stone company who were permanently banned by a court from using the firm's allegedly confidential information in a rival business have won leave to appeal the decision in the NSW Court of Appeal.
Workplace Ombudsman Nick Wilson has called on franchisors and their peak group to help franchisees to understand and comply with their obligations to employees, after revealing that his office had investigated seven Baker’s Delight franchises last year and 11 this year.
The AIRC has reinstated a long-serving Qantas international flight attendant who was dismissed for allegedly stealing chocolates and biscuits that he had in his pockets and luggage.
Pocock joins Peetz on Hockey hit list, after report finds Work Choices empowers employers to treat workers with disdain; ACCI general council criticises fairness test; maintains it was unnecessary; Harkins and CEPU back in court in September; Documentary on violent 1929 coal mining dispute to air on pay-tv; Workers can take every fifth year off at St George; AIRC to review wages and allowances next month; New pay scales must be carefully drafted, says AiG; and Hockey to roll up his sleeves.
The Government's IR changes in the building industry have helped produce a 9.5% improvement in labour productivity in the sector and a nine percentage point cut (from a 10.7% historical average in 2002 to 1.7% in 2007) in the cost gap between commercial and residential construction, according to a consultant's report commissioned by the Australian Building and Construction Commission.
The Fair Pay Commission’s 1.6%-over-10-months inflation forecast when it awarded pay rises of $5 to $10 a week to low-paid workers this month is looking shaky, after the ABS revealed the cost of living increased by 1.2% in the June quarter and 2.1% over 12 months.
Prime Minister John Howard and Workplace Relations Minister Joe Hockey both issued warnings from Western Australia yesterday against changing the Coalition’s IR laws, with Howard maintaining the ALP's plan to scrap AWAs would cause “chaos and loss of income” in the State.
Fair Pay Commission chair Ian Harper has rejected claims that the commission's minimum wage determination this month will not deliver real pay increases to the low paid, and said last year's decision provided higher real rises than he had expected.
