The HSU will apply for fresh secret ballots for industrial action at about 130 Victorian hospitals and health care centres following AIRC and Federal Court orders to stop the work bans.
Workplace Relations Minister Julia Gillard has called employer bodies to Melbourne on Thursday afternoon for a meeting to discuss the transitional IR legislation.
Gillard to meet with state IR ministers in February; Williams report to be released "shortly"; Gillard confirms transitional IR legislation to be introduced in first week of new Parliament; Anderson acting as ACCI chief executive, following Hendy resignation; Researchers find shiftwork that disrupts circadian rhythms likely to be carcinogenic; and SA pushes unfair dismissal cap above $100,000.
The ABCC is seeking a Federal Court finding that the CFMEU coerced a construction company to appoint a building worker rather than a manager as a site OHS representative.
Employer fails to establish genuine operational reasons for dismissal; Rio Tinto sacking disproportionate response to safety breach; Fedex justified in sacking employee over falsification of expenses claim; AIRC orders 10 weeks compensation for sacked LHMU organiser; Qantas sacking of drug-dependent flight attendant upheld; NAB executive not employed under award-derived conditions; Big W fails to overturn reinstatement; Payroll officer dismissed by employer, in possible breach of implied contractual terms; and AIRC upholds sacking by Sydney City Council.
The AIRC last financial year rejected more than half of unfair dismissal cases on jurisdictional grounds, according to its annual report for 2006-07. The Commission was among a number of bodies that released their annual reports late last year.
Wage growth has slowed in enterprise agreements lodged in the September quarter of last year, after a big drop in pay rises in non-union and private sector deals.
Unions NSW has begun a public campaign against the Iemma Government's policy to lease power stations to the private sector and sell its electricity retailing businesses.
The Rudd Government's extension of unfair dismissal laws could come into effect as early as next year if its main IR legislation is passed by Parliament, Deputy Prime Minister and Workplace Relations Minister Julia Gillard said today.
