Australia's workplace safety ministers have today unanimously voted to prohibit the use, supply and manufacture of engineered stone, starting in most states and territories from July next year.
The HSU's NSW branch says a historic breakthrough deal today will provide a total pay rise for the State's paramedics of 11.4% to 29.6% over four years.
Labour productivity in the market sector dropped by a record amount in the last financial year, but the ABS is urging caution in interpreting the figures.
About 37% of workers are working regularly from home, down from 40% at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, but well above the pre-COVID-19 level of 32%, according to new ABS data.
The FWC has waved through a former company director's late unfair dismissal claim after accepting evidence that the deadline fell on the same day as her treatment for a heart condition allegedly exacerbated by her ex-husband "vengefully terminating" her employment.
The Australian Human Rights Commission says it will be "selective" in its use of new powers to ensure employers comply with obligations to eliminate sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace.
The FAAA is accusing Virgin chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka of pitting staff against cabin crew as she and founder Richard Branson warn of dire consequences if the threat of industrial action continues over the holidays, with the FWC overseeing "urgent talks" this week.
The HSU's NSW branch has challenged the leadership of the Minns Labor Government to sit down for emergency talks from 9am tomorrow to thrash out a pay deal for paramedics and avoid a staffing crisis that will otherwise start on New Year's Day.
A director's argument that he is well qualified to represent his company in an underpayments case has fallen flat, a court citing a "lack of objectivity" as being among the reasons to reject the proposition.
The Albanese Government's new migration plan will introduce a Skills in Demand visa to fill workplace shortages, while cracking down on overseas students who prolong their stay to achieve "permanent temporariness".
