WR Minister Tony Abbott will introduce legislation to Parliament in the session beginning tomorrow to punish union officials who defy court or tribunal orders, but is yet to finalise drafting a "priority" bill to require unions to get authorisation from members before affiliating to political parties.
In a unique re-unionisation strategy developed solely for the Pilbara, the four unions at Rio Tinto's giant Hamersley Iron site have set up and sponsored an unregistered organisation - the Pilbara Mineworkers Union.
Despite experiencing almost a decade of major workplace change, employees aren't getting used to it, with a new ACTU survey showing restructuring is the issue most workers are concerned about.
The AiG is pouring resources into preparing manufacturing employers for Campaign 2003, holding briefing meetings and producing a swathe of new literature for member companies.
Queensland teachers consider options in bargaining battle; New tax rule allows immediate employee tax deduction for charity donations via payroll deductions; Rollover deal for Tasmanian casino workers; Labor claims work-life affects childhood development in early childhood paper; and Construction accounts for three in five days lost to industrial action in October.
Worker reinstated after sacking for morning sickness absence; Queensland IRC criticises employer's investigation process before summary dismissal; AIRC accepts 12 months probation reasonable for customs trainee; and LHMU organiser fails to get job back.
An employee sacked for taking time off work to care for his daughter when she contracted an auto-immune disease has won compensation after the Queensland IRC found he was discriminated against because of his family responsibilities.
The NUW has asked the AIRC to reverse its certification of a labour hire company's s170LK agreement that it says fails the no disadvantage test and other statutory requirements.
