Treasurer Peter Costello's announcement today that some payments to employee entitlement trust funds will be exempt from fringe benefits tax provides relief for construction employers, and will also boost the viability of such trust funds in other industries.
Airline unions are running a proxy campaign against Qantas' proposal to increase directors' wages by 36%, just days after workers eligible for ASU membership endorsed a new agreement that provides a 6% pay rise over two years.
The AMWU's national council has asked the Australian Electoral Commission to bring forward the ballot for the Victorian state secretary, in a bid to resolve the crippling conflict engulfing the branch before Campaign 2003 gets underway.
Alleged discriminatory treatment of Muslim workers has prompted the NSW Labor Council to call for amendments to State anti-discrimination laws to ensure it is unlawful to discriminate on the basis of religion.
Disputes on major NSW building sites in pursuit of the CFMEU's 36-hour week claim are likely to begin as early as next week, according to NSW construction division secretary, Andrew Ferguson.
Workplace Relations Minister Tony Abbott is expected tomorrow to announce the new Vice President of the AIRC, with rumours circulating that it will be Sydney barrister Michael Lawler.
The AIRC has reserved its decision on a crucial test case that could result in thousands of award-free Victorian employers being made respondent to federal awards.
APESMA to ask IRC to direct Ericsson to consult over plant closure; "funky business" guru to be lead speaker at AHRI conference; new bids to protect outworkers; and appeal in SA to test status of workers under ODCO system.
