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NZ passes maternity pay law

Australia and the US are the only remaining OECD countries without paid maternity leave laws, after New Zealand passed new legislation last week.

Living wage hearings begin tomorrow

A seven-member bench of the IRC will tomorrow begin hearing the ACTU's most recent living wage claim, in which it is seeking to raise all award rates by $25 a week.

University of Wollongong loses dismissal appeal

A full bench of the Federal Court has rejected the University Of Wollongong's appeal against a decision in favour of sacked academic Dr Ted Steele, who lost his job after making public comments about the university's marking system for honours students.

NSW labour hire companies say no to industry deal

NSW labour hire companies have strongly opposed any move towards industry bargaining, leaving the AMWU to pursue its model claim in the field.

Queensland appoints work/family taskforce

The Queensland Government has appointed a taskforce to drive its work and family policy.

Historic NSW equal pay decision

In a landmark decision, a full bench of the NSW IRC has found that public sector librarians' work has historically been undervalued on a gender basis, and awarded them a significant pay increase.

Employer fined over AWA duress

The Federal Court has fined a bus company $7,000, after finding it unlawfully applied duress to force two drivers to sign AWAs.

Critical ruling on priority payments

An appeal court has made a crucial ruling on whether, after a company goes into receivership, employees can retrospectively obtain severance entitlements that are paid as a priority.

Employee sacked for refusing mediation

The NSW IRC has rejected the unfair dismissal claim of a worker who refused to participate in mediation to resolve a workplace dispute.

Unionised workers get 15% average premium

Union members earn up to 43% more than non-members, according to a new ACTU analysis of unpublished ABS earnings data.

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