A new s170LK deal for the NT Government tourist agency provides a guaranteed pay increase of 3% a year to the 106 employees, plus performance bonuses of up to 5% annually.
A NSW tribunal has ruled that employers must consider changing the nature of a disabled worker's job if they intend to rely on the "inherent requirements of the job" defence for dismissing such a worker.
Queensland police secure a new five-year deal, Crown casino clashes with LHMU over pay rise, and Telstra's infrastructure agreement considered for second time tomorrow.
Bargaining is hotting up in the paint industry, with Wattyl on the cusp of finalising a new agreement ahead of its old deal expiring and the AIRC today certifying an agreement for Mirotone.
The AIRC has upheld Qantas's dismissal of a line manager who used its email system to ask another employee to obtain drugs for him, while it has reinstated a Pacific Access employee sacked for an email transgression.
Bargaining negotiations between Pacific National and rail unions have stalled, with the company pushing for agreement on a set of procedural principles to underpin the deal before any big ticket items are addressed.
In another significant departure from its traditional practice, Grocon has threatened to lock out its workforce if they go on strike, while the company has failed today to win a s166A certificate over alleged unlawful union pressure on subcontractors to stop work during protected action last Friday.
Some 90% of the Victorian retail sector will now be covered by federal awards, according to the SDA, after an AIRC full bench approved its bid to rope in 18,000 employers to an interim award.
