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New record docks performance after Sydney rallies

Waterfront productivity has surged to a new record of 26.4 containers an hour, after Sydney container terminals burst through the 25-box benchmark set by former WR Minister Peter Reith in 1998.


Develop privacy codes, McCallum urges

Large employers should develop company-specific privacy codes of practice ahead of new obligations on private sector employers coming into force in December, leading IR law academic Ron McCallum told a Sydney conference today.


Former HR head fails in FOI bid

The former VP of HR for Sydney's Star City Casino has failed in a bid under FOI legislation to obtain a report containing serious unsubstantiated allegations that led to his dismissal.


FSU industrial action begins Friday

The FSU's Hunter Valley members will spearhead a new campaign of rolling stoppages, begining on Friday, to advance the union's bargaining position against the ANZ, NAB and Westpac.


4% pay increase at the CSIRO

Employees at the CSIRO are to receive a pay rise of 4% over 12 months under a new enterprise agreement certified by the IRC last Friday.


Part-timer on pro-rata salary below income threshold

A part-time worker has won the right to make an unfair dismissal claim, after the IRC dismissed her employer's argument that pay of $50,000 a year for working three days a week put her above the $71,200 ceiling.


Employee compensated for distress of sacking

A WA IRC full bench has compensated an employee for the mental distress arising from throwing him off the premises and threatening to call the police immediately after his dismissal.



Reinstated workers have to "take their chances"

Two workers dismissed after an angry confrontation are to be reinstated and receive more than $160,000 in lost wages despite their employer's contention that they would have been made redundant anyway.


Melbourne airport strike ends

Industrial action that delayed flights at Melbourne Airport has ceased after Chubb Security Australia Pty Ltd successfully applied to the IRC on Friday to terminate the bargaining period.


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