The AIG and peak car industry bodies have called for two "simple" legislative measures to prevent third-party disputes from halting production in the industry.
AMWU Victorian branch secretary Craig Johnston and three other union officials have been committed on charges of riot, affray, aggravated burglary and criminal damages over the alleged raid on Skilled Engineering.
The CFMEU's construction division has resolved its internal differences and says it will now turn its attention to this year's state bargaining rounds and external threats.
After a 12-month wage freeze, Qantas employees will receive a bonus of at least 4% in August, after the airline announced it would exceed its profit target of $550m before tax by more than 10% this financial year.
The High Court's Justice Mary Gaudron, the court's first female judge and one of three judges on the court with an IR track record, will retire in February next year.
Peak bodies in Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania have applied for a flow-on of the $18-a-week minimum wage increase handed down by the federal IRC, while Victorian unions are pursuing the full $25 increase initially sought by the ACTU in its national claim.
A Federal Court full bench has today quashed a ruling by Justice Ron Merkel that cast a shadow over thousands of enterprise agreements and introduced significant uncertainty over protected action.
A Federal Court full bench has made it clear that employers and recruiters can be sued under the Trade Practices Act for making misleading representations to candidates for jobs.
Some 650 lawyers and legal support staff at the Australian Government Solicitor are set to receive a minimum 7.4% pay rise over two years and a 10% profit bonus under a new non-union agreement.
