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No right to privacy in emails, says lawyer

Employees do not have a right to electronic privacy at work and employers are legally obliged to monitor emails and personal activity on internal networks, according to a prominent IT lawyer.


AiG supports government-funded maternity pay

Employer organisation the AiG has added to the swelling tide in favour of government-funded paid maternity leave, and says the existing baby bonus scheme should be scrapped to pay for it.



In-principle resolution for glass dispute

Glass workers at Victoria's Pilkington manufacturing plant are likely to return to work this week, pending their endorsement of an in-principle agreement reached with the AWU.


Transfield goes after individual workers

In an unprecedented move, Transfield Pty Ltd is taking contempt of court action against nine striking workers at a gas compression site in Victoria.


Limited use of vehicle doesn't affect remuneration

The use of a vehicle to drive to and from work - provided primarily because the employer had no secure parking at night - isn't a benefit affecting an employee's overall remuneration, the IRC has found.


Racial attack justifies dismissal

A council worker who verbally attacked another worker because he was Aboriginal has failed in his application for reinstatement, after the Queensland IRC found the ultimate penalty was appropriate.



SA casuals finally get option of permanence

Almost two years after the landmark South Australian casuals decision, a full bench of the State IRC has confirmed that casual employees under the SA clerks award should be able to elect to convert to permanent status after a year on the job.


Glass workers to strike despite car industry threat

In action that again poses a threat to the car industry, glass workers at a Victorian Pilkington plant will walk off the job indefinately tomorrow after a breakdown in enterprise bargaining negotiations with the AWU.


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