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Labour hire company fails in super case

The Federal Court has clarified what constitutes "ordinary hours" for the purpose of paying superannuation contributions.

Cole Commission to cost $60m

The Federal Government has revealed that it will spend a whopping $60m on the Cole Royal Commission into the building and construction industry.

Confusion reigns over union dues clauses

A senior member of the IRC has ruled that union dues clauses can be included in certified agreements, just two weeks after another Commission member found otherwise.

Union dues clauses OK in Qld

A full bench of the Queensland IRC has ruled that bargaining fee clauses are not allowed in certified agreements, but union dues clauses are.

Bench reverses adverse finding against Pacific Coal

More than three years after being made redundant by Rio Tinto subsidiary Pacific Coal, the fate of 16 mineworkers is limbo after an IRC full bench found legal errors in a ruling that the company unfairly dismissed them.

February 15 news update

Reasonable hours hearings to conclude mid-year; constitutional barrier to s106 cases confirmed; Court rules on punctuality; Secret ballot for Electrolux; P&O and MUA push for more women wharfies; and more.

New laws to curb pregnancy, breastfeeding bias

The federal Government has introduced new laws to prohibit discrimination against breastfeeding and pregnant women.

Union delegate gets job back

A shop steward who published allegedly defamatory and sexist material about a senior female manager in a widely distributed workplace newsletter is to be reinstated after the SA IRC found he did not breach his employment contract.

WA IRC looks behind corporate veil

In what will serve as a warning to employers, a WA IRC full bench has looked behind a labour hire structure set up by gaming and hotel operator Burswood Limited and found it was an attempt to contract out of an agreement's over-award wage rates.

Victorian public servants to gain wage rise

Up to 21,000 Victorian public servants will receive a 6% pay rise over two years plus 2% if they meet performance standards and a further 1.5% in productivity bonuses, under a new agreement that is close to being finalised.

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