Opposition Leader Kim Beazley has promised the union faithful that he'll give notice of an "emergency bill" of IR changes in Labor's first week in office if it is returned to Government.
A 23-day lockout of 80 employees by Nestle at its Echuca yoghurt-making plant is continuing, after the IRC yesterday found the employer's action protected and rejected a bid by unions for s127 anti-strike orders.
The IRC President has granted the ACTU's application to refer its reasonable hours case to a full bench, in a step towards it proceeding as a test case.
Negotiations between the Police Association (Victoria) and the Victoria Police have broken down following the Government's 'final' pay offer of 3% a year.
The Federal Court has reduced the fine for a trucking company to just $1 for failing to comply with an award, after finding the employer was just one of many who ignored the law.
The ACTU will utilise a powerful new database capable of homing-in on particular neighbourhoods to underpin its electoral campaign in federal marginal seats to boost minimum wages and introduce tax relief for the "working poor".
The ACTU has revealed that if Labor takes office at the next federal election, the union peak body plans to run a test case to introduce new award obligations for employers to consult with employees about change and important issues affecting the business.
The NSW Supreme Court has made a crucial ruling that could prevent employees of insolvent companies moving to the top of the creditors' queue to secure severance payments.
A former employee of Internet giant Yahoo! has won more than $400,000 in an unfair contract case, after the NSW IRC (in Court Session) ordered the pioneering search engine to make share options available to him and boost his notice period.
