Victoria Police and the state Police Association have today agreed in principle to a settlement of the state's long-running pay dispute, but both sides differed on the full extent of wage rises under the new enterprise agreement.
The subclass 457 temporary skilled migration visa scheme should be toughened to eliminate abuses, including by a new complaints mechanism and reviews of training compliance and the adequacy of Regional Certifying Bodies, according to the unanimous recommendations of a Federal Parliamentary inquiry released today.
Australian company directors rank employee interests only slightly below those of shareholders – unlike their US counterparts, according to a new Melbourne University survey of 375 directors from a range of industries.
Work Choices is based on outmoded policy foundations that have been abandoned by the OECD and IMF, according to a visiting Harvard labour market economist.
Howard says he’ll stay and fight; Both sides trade blows on IR after Howard acknowledges Work Choices unnerved voters; and Senior NAB employee can lodge unfair dismissal claim.
The Federal Magistrate’s Court has fined as an individual the director of a company that has now gone into liquidation for underpaying four printers brought to Australia from China on subclass s457 visas, and has also recorded a criminal conviction against him for attempting to obstruct a workplace inspector’s investigation.
ABCC seeking penalties of up to $22,000 against five union reps at NSW gold mine construction site; Democrats to reintroduce paid maternity leave bill this week; AIRC accedes to AEC request to change order for Australia post secret ballot; and AIRC issues newsletter for its users.
The "operational reasons" exclusion under Work Choices has freed employers to restructure their operations by dismissing employees or making them redundant without facing an unfair dismissal action, according to a new university study.
Bargaining stalemate at Foster’s; QCU joins IR ad campaign; Hockey welcomes strike figures; ACCI compares parties’ IR policies; AIRC and IRSV rekease conference details; and Mussert opts for quieter life.
