The ACTU's multi-million dollar television advertising campaign against the Work Choices legislation will continue until the next federal election, backed by local publicity strategies designed to defeat Coalition MPs in marginal electorates.
In an early taste of the post-Work Choices environment, rail operator Pacific National this week locked out part of its workforce in retaliation for industrial action against it.
The Federal Government has told the Senate that it is not its intention under Work Choices to halt individual cases before the state courts and commissions, and it would address this in the regulations.
Small business employees will lose their entitlement to redundancy pay before Christmas under the Federal Government's Work Choices amendments, according to an industrial lawyer.
Committee consideration of the Government’s amendments to the Work Choices legislation will resume tomorrow, after the Government refused late this evening to accept Family First Senator Steve Fielding’s bid for employees who work public holidays to receive an extra day’s leave.
The Howard Government late this morning released 337 amendments it is seeking to its Work Choices legislation, which it intends to pass early tomorrow evening.
Monash University has set up a new national institute to monitor and promote employment rights in response to the federal government's second wave IR changes, which are expected to pass the Senate tomorrow.
The Federal Government last night overcame the last hurdle to getting its Work Choices legislation through Parliament, winning backbench endorsement for amendments on compulsory 12-month averaging of the 38-hour week, public holidays, unfair dismissal restructuring, medical certificates, the timing of wages payments, outworker protection, and the term of greenfield deals.
