The AIRC will tomorrow morning begin hearing a Railcorp application to suspend bargaining periods with five unions, in a bid to head off a protected strike planned for July 17, at the height of World Youth Day.
The Federal Court has adjourned legal action over infighting in the NSW ASU, saying the court should be used only as a "last resort" to solve internal union disputes.
A CFMEU official faces fines and the loss of his entry permit after the Federal Court found he obstructed a concrete pour at an apartment complex construction site in Adelaide in 2004.
NSW power generators extend agreements; Union can be present in private dispute hearing; Union can be present in private dispute hearing, says AIRC; AIRC agrees to vary ballot timetable after employees left off list; Ministers meet on skilled migration; and ACTU reiterates support for emissions trading scheme.
Bargaining ruling shows common sense, says Bornstein; No more Work Choices advertising as Government changes law; Day of action by NSW public servants; COAG agreement on national OHS system; Company fined $100,000 for treatment of s457 visa workers; ABCC focuses on Queensland; Super changes begin this week; Super major contributor to household wealth, HILDA finds; CFMEU fails in bid for costs.
Members of the AIRC's award modernisation full bench will hold consultations on individual priority modern awards from late July until mid-August, the Commission confirmed this afternoon.
Inconclusive video surveillance of cash register transactions at a Brisbane club helped justify the dismissal of an employee for stealing $24, the AIRC has found.
Bodies like the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) should be able to prosecute employers for workplace discrimination without the alleged victims pursuing the case, the OECD has suggested in its Employment Outlook 2008 report released today.
In what is believed to be an unprecedented ruling, a tribunal has found a childcare provider unlawfully discriminated on the basis of age when it required a parent to pay fees based on the age of their child rather than the intensity of care required.
