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Bench stymies union strategy

In a victory for employers, an IRC full bench has stymied a union strategy to prevent the Commission dealing swiftly with s127 and s166A applications.

ABC presenter wins dismissal case

The IRC has given the ABC the choice of reinstating or paying a year’s wages to a Brisbane radio announcer who was sacked after a dispute over the corporation’s axing of a weekly segment with Queensland’s Premier.

HCF deal pays 8.6% over two years

More than 280 employees at health insurer HCF will receive a minimum pay rise of 8.6% over two years after the IRC certified two new non-union agreements today.

Wages increasing 3.1% a year

Hourly wage rates excluding bonuses are now increasing at 3.1% a year, according to the ABS Wage Cost Index released today.

Budget boosts IRC's funding

A Federal Budget lean on new IR spending initiatives has provided an extra $9.4m over the next four years to fund the four new presidential members appointed to the IRC in September last year.

Cole Commission releases papers

The Cole Royal Commission into the building and construction industry has today released the first four of eight discussion papers.

Court rules on meaning of reinstatement

The Federal Court has provided some important guidance for employers on the meaning of reinstatement.

$280K defamation payout for former union leader

In a case with important implications for the conduct of union elections, a federal union leader who lost his job after a rival made false allegations against him during an election campaign has won $280,000 in damages for defamation.

Push intensifies to regulate labour hire

The AMWU has moved another step closer to a national labour hire industry award, while a new research paper advocates urgent policy and legislative change to stop employers using labour hire use to cut costs and avoid responsibility.

IRC says terminating AWA in public interest

A casino worker has successfully argued it is in the public interest to have an expired AWA terminated and revert to award and agreement conditions.

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