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Queensland Government bypasses nurses' union

The Queensland Government has decided today to press ahead with a ballot of 17,500 public sector nurses, after the nurses' union last night resolved to reject the Government's bargaining offer.

Mobile phone reference checks inadequate: QIRC

The Queensland IRC has criticised Brisbane City Council for deficiencies in its reference checking system that led to it employing an accounts receivable officer who had been jailed for stealing and forgery.

Queensland public sector retreats from bargaining

Queensland Premier Peter Beattie has announced that his Government will shift the State public sector away from enterprise bargaining.

Qantas provides upfront maternity payment

Qantas has extended an upfront maternity payment to all of its 33,000 employees, as part of a package of family-friendly initiatives.

Abbott clarifies "bad bosses" remark

After a storm of public criticism, WR Minister Tony Abbott has stepped back from his comment that bad bosses are like bad fathers, because they "do more good than harm".

Air Services dispute settled

Airservices and Civil Air have reached in-principle agreement after 18 months of negotiations and stoppages by air traffic controllers.

IRC member responds to vending machine claims

A long-serving IRC member has rebutted union claims that the Commission has become a "vending machine" for s127 orders.

Coal mining union renews s127 attack

The coal mining union has renewed its attack on the IRC's "vending-machine approach" to issuing s127 orders, saying it shows there is no need for WR Minister Tony Abbott's legislation to fast-track s127 applications.

Unions push through new media deals

Some 800 employees at SBS will receive an 11% pay rise over three years plus a sign-on bonus and workers at Channel Ten will receive 13% over the same period, in just two of the media deals currently being wrapped up.

Demotion with significant loss of pay not a dismissal

An RMIT University associate professor demoted following allegations of serious misconduct has lost her unfair dismissal claim in one of the first tests of a new provision of the Workplace Relations Act.

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