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NUW's Belan dies

NUW NSW branch secretary Frank Belan has died after losing a battle with lung cancer.

Tyre workers vote on redundancy package

Workers at South Pacific Tyres are to vote on a generous proposed redundancy deal tonight and tomorrow.

IRC's Boulton takes up ILO posting

Senior IRC member Justice Alan Boulton is set to take up a two-year posting as the ILO's Indonesian Director.

Union deals more likely to address employee representation

Union agreements are nine times more likely than non-union agreements to explicitly address employee representation and 24 times more likely to support employees joining a union, according to ACIRRT's latest analysis of enterprise agreements.

Absence levels key productivity factor: study

Absenteeism has a greater impact on labour productivity than any other factor in the workplace, including industrial action, a new study has revealed.

Paper says make super funds more accountable

The federal Government intends to legislate if returned at the election to make the super funds industry notice more accountable to members, while Labor has renewed its call for employers to pay quarterly rather than annual super contributions.

Court orders individual workers to end strike

In an unusual ruling, the Federal Court has relied on a Canadian Supreme Court judgment to order individual employees taking unprotected industrial action to return to work.

Deals struck at Holden, Mitsubishi

Workers at Holden and Mitsubishi are considering proposed enterprise agreements that deliver pay increases exceeding 5% a year.

Can an agreement be certified if a party withdraws?

The IRC has made an important ruling on whether it can certify an agreement if a party withdraws and whether non-party employers can intervene in agreement certification proceedings.

September 28 news update

IRC refuses damages for distress; labour supplier liable for injury at host employer's site; deal allows third party to check whether workers have criminal drug/alcohol records; Bills to fund Ansett entitlements passes Lower House; and more.

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