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Unions stem membership freefall

Unions, long used to bad news on membership levels, can take heart from today's ABS data which shows density has dropped only slightly over the past 12 months and, for the second year in a row, the number of workers who belong to a union has actually increased.


New leader for FAAA domestic

Darryl Watkins has assumed the leadership of the FAAA's domestic and regional division, after incumbent Colin Coakley stepped down.


Ansett asset sale key to full worker payouts

Unions remain confident that Ansett employees will receive their full entitlements and, failing that, the "lion's share" of what they are owed, following the collapse of the Tesna bid today.


Union dues test case next month in NSW

The NSW IRC will next month begin hearing the State Labor Council's test case on union dues clauses, as the temperature rises on the issue at federal level and in other states.


Probationary period must be stated upfront: IRC

The IRC has reiterated that employers must articulate a reasonable probationary period when engaging new employees, after an employer attempted to rely on an extended probation period in an unfair dismissal case.


Employer ignores own policy in dismissal: IRC

A worker who had a fight with a colleague at work has been reinstated because his employer failed to adhere to its employee discipline policy.


February 25 news update

IRC tells Qantas to consider guaranteed increase for maintenance workers; Employer faces $66,000 in costs after appeal fails; Older Australians increase their wealth; OHS prosecution after death of worker fails; and more.



Labour lawyer responds to s127 claims

Senior industrial barrister Jim Nolan has written to WR Minister Tony Abbott to rebut AMMA's claims about the need for faster access to s127 orders.


IRC can't remove non-complying clauses

The IRC has ruled that it has no power to delete clauses that don191t pertain to the employment relationship in enterprise agreements.


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