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Reasonable hours test case to proceed

An IRC full bench has today cleared the way for the ACTU's reasonable hours test case to proceed, with hearings to begin on November 19.

Workers go out over Manusafe push

Metal industry trust fund Manusafe is emerging as the sticking point for employers in the early throes of Campaign 2001, with unions initiating strikes and rolling stoppages to put pressure on major companies to sign up.

Lean wages deals at Tasmanian casinos

Tasmania's two casinos have won major pay concessions under new enterprise deals, with new employees reverting to award rates for their first three years of service and existing employees held to living wage increases.

10.5% pay increase over three years at Kmart

Some 23,000 Kmart employees have won a 10.5% pay increase over three years after the IRC certified their new enterprise agreement today, while McDonald's has finalised its agreement for 3,000 workers in 42 South Australian stores.

Writing IR tribunals' obituaries is premature: Kirby

Industrial tribunals are innovative, relevant bodies that reinforce the Australian ethos and provide an essential firefighting role that the courts can't match, the High Court's Justice Michael Kirby has told a Melbourne audience of labour lawyers.

TWU commits to $30 million cuts at Qantas

Qantas Airways has agreed not to sell its catering division, Qantas Flight Catering Ltd, on the proviso that the TWU will help Qantas to slash labour costs by up to $25 million over the next two years.

Haylen QC to join NSW IRC

Top IR silk Wayne Haylen has been appointed to the NSW IRC.

Pre-natal leave for super workers

A major funds manager has introduced the equivalent of three days pre-natal leave for their employees, in what is an emerging trend in that industry.

Industrial action over OHS restrained, despite lack of ongoing strife

The Federal Court has restrained two unions and their shop stewards and OHS representatives from taking industrial action based on non-genuine OHS concerns, despite there being no industrial action occurring or "specifically threatened".

AMWU might appeal training leave ruling

The AMWU is considering an appeal against the IRC's final ruling last week on dispute settlement training leave.

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