BHP Steel has acceded to union demands to restrict use of casual and part-time workers and contractors, in the deal that has ended the 24-day strike at its Western Port steel facility in Victoria.
Major disruption to the car industry has been averted, after BHP Steel and maintenance unions at its Western Port site in Victoria reached a settlement this afternoon.
The world's biggest recruitment and HR services provider has recognised that the trend to flatter management structures might have led to a substantial "talent gap" between management levels.
ACTU secretary Greg Combet has signalled today that the union peak body plans to mount a campaign to boost the income of the low-paid by providing tax credits or new social security assistance.
Air traffic controllers to strike; IRC calls compulsory BHP Steel conciliation conference; Most of Andersen Legal lawyers go to Deacons ahead of wind-up; Reasonable hours hearings near end; Clarification of Global Tele Sales article; Lesses awarded AO; and more.
More than 6,000 workers at the State Rail Authority and Rail Infrastructure Corporation will receive an 8% pay rise over two years after employers and seven unions concluded their bargaining negotiations for two new federal agreements.
Holden Ltd is preparing to pursue damages against the AMWU and CEPU, after the IRC today acceded to the four carmakers' application for a s166A certificate against the AMWU and CEPU over the dispute at BHP Steel's Western Port site that threatens to halt car production.
An employer who dismissed a warehouse packer because of an alleged failure to meet her daily quota has lost its application for a stay of the NSW Commission's order to reinstate the worker.
