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Union dues test case next month in NSW

The NSW IRC will next month begin hearing the State Labor Council's test case on union dues clauses, as the temperature rises on the issue at federal level and in other states.

Probationary period must be stated upfront: IRC

The IRC has reiterated that employers must articulate a reasonable probationary period when engaging new employees, after an employer attempted to rely on an extended probation period in an unfair dismissal case.

Employer ignores own policy in dismissal: IRC

A worker who had a fight with a colleague at work has been reinstated because his employer failed to adhere to its employee discipline policy.

February 25 news update

IRC tells Qantas to consider guaranteed increase for maintenance workers; Employer faces $66,000 in costs after appeal fails; Older Australians increase their wealth; OHS prosecution after death of worker fails; and more.

CFMEU's Harrison to be new WA IRC member

CFMEU WA branch industrial officer Jennifer Harrison has been appointed to the State's IRC.

Labour lawyer responds to s127 claims

Senior industrial barrister Jim Nolan has written to WR Minister Tony Abbott to rebut AMMA's claims about the need for faster access to s127 orders.

IRC can't remove non-complying clauses

The IRC has ruled that it has no power to delete clauses that don191t pertain to the employment relationship in enterprise agreements.

Fixed-term contracts sidestep regulations: report

A new report has revealed that many managers are engaging new employees on fixed-term contracts to avoid their organisation's regulations and attempt to reduce severance payouts.

Employer breaches duty to be good and considerate

The IRC has compensated an employee after finding his employer failed to comply with the implied term to be a good and considerate employer when it to deducted overpayments from his termination payment without authorisation and failed to give him outplacement assistance and a warning of the company's difficulties.

Council to provide 14 weeks maternity leave

The 14-week paid maternity leave entitlement in Sydney City Council's latest enterprise agreement provides a new benchmark for the local government sector.

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