CPSU (PSU group) secretary Stephen Jones has been returned unopposed for a further three years, along with another two members of his seven-strong executive, after nominations for the union's election closed late last week.
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The Productivity Commission's proposed paid parental leave scheme would require employers to bear $75m in superannuation contributions while employees are on leave and pay workers their parental leave entitlements before being "speedily" reimbursed. The proposal has already drawn fire from the ACCI, which says business owners would be unlikely to support a scheme that involved more red tape and required extra superannuation contributions.
The Productivity Commission in its draft report on paid parental leave has recommended the Government introduce 18 weeks of publicly-funded paid postnatal parental leave to be shared between parents, plus two weeks paid leave exclusively for fathers or same sex partners.
The Federal Court has issued an injunction against textile manufacturer Huyck Wangner Australia after finding it might have been retaliating against planned industrial action when it decided to introduce a new shift structure at its Geelong plant.
Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull yesterday declared Work Choices was dead and that the Government had a mandate to change IR laws, as the ACTU launched a new advertising campaign aimed at pressuring Labor to strengthen collective bargaining rights.
AIRC revises dates for draft priority modern award consultations; Australia Post wins s496 order in attempt to block Union Solidarity action; and National Hearing Care collective agreement fails NDT.
An employer unlawfully discriminated against a female employee when it extended her probation period from three months to six months after learning she was pregnant, a tribunal has found.
The AMWU will seek an urgent Federal Court injunction today to prevent Cochlear taking action against an employee stood down after participating in a lobbying trip to Canberra.
Employers face fines of up to $33,000 and the ATO will be able to share information with the Department of Immigration under Federal Government legislation aimed at increasing protections for temporary overseas workers. But the new obligations employers will face under Labor won't now be determined for several months.
