The SDA has negotiated an agreement with struggling retailer Target that provides a slightly below-market pay rise of 6.2% over two years to allow the operation to improve its trading performance.
The parental leave for regular casuals clause that employers and unions are seeking to have inserted into awards has now been uploaded to the Workplace Express site.
One of Britain's major business groups has launched a broadside against the "work-life balance" agenda and its polemicists and lobbyists, who it says are partly responsible for the re-regulation of the labour market.
The IRC has brokered a temporary truce to the Central Queensland bargaining battle between BHP and the coal mining union, with Commissioner Tony Wilks set to chair 11 days of talks from May 1.
Unions in Queensland have revealed plans to run a coordinated campaign to ensure labour hire workers are paid "site rates" and have more predictable and secure employment arrangements.
The IRC's President, Justice Geoffrey Giudice, has weighed into the debate on a unitary IR system, calling for a rationalisation of legislation and forums.
A recent unfair dismissal case highlights the importance of following the correct procedures when dealing with disputes between workers, according to leading HR advisors.
Today's CPI figures showing inflation at a higher-than-expected 6% a year is likely to put pressure on the living wage full bench to deliver a substantial increase, although it might not have a big effect on union wage claims.
