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News in brief, June 11, 2003

Court refuses injunction over refusal to employ former AMWU delegates; Government ends Ansett levy; and ANTA goes to Rio.

AIRC refuses to intervene in metals strike

A 24-hour stoppage across the Victorian metals manufacturing sector in support of the Campaign 2003 claim will proceed tomorrow, after the AIG failed in a last-minute bid in the AIRC today to halt it.

Tribunal damns laxity in addressing unhealthy culture

A senior NSW IRC member has upheld the State Attorney-General's Department's sacking of a senior employee for sexual harassment of a new recruit, but criticised it for failing to address a workplace culture that was pre-occupied with sex.

Patently unfair for employer to claim benefit of worker's invention

The Federal Court has rejected a company's claim that it should be entitled to hold the patent on an invention made by its sales manager.

Blitz on bosses in NSW

IR inspectors intend to scrutinise time and wages records covering 300,000 workers at 27,000 workplaces in NSW during the next three years, after shifting from a passive complaints-based model to active regulation.

Call centre pay rates - more than inflation's the wrong number

Salaries for call centre workers won't rise by much more than the rate of inflation, according to HR consultants specialising in the industry.

Leading IR figures win Queen's Birthday honours

Three IR luminaries have been recognised in this year's Queen's Birthday honours list.

News in brief, June 6, 2003

Early safety net rise for WA award workers; OEA to move on bargaining fees and takes action against abattoir; New briefing paper on Cole; and WIN TV workers go out.

Paid maternity leave still on the table: Howard

The Prime Minister, John Howard, is continuing to make positive noises about paid maternity leave, maintaining it is still "very much on the table as far as the government is concerned".

Talks may resolve long-running childcare claim

The ASU's crucial work value/pay equity case for Victorian local government childcare workers that began in the AIRC this week could be resolved by conciliation.

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