Unions say the Court Government's plan to register employers who wish to make agreements under the WA's statutory individual contracts stream if it is re-elected tomorrow is an admission that the individual deals are exploiting workers.
The NUW was this morning pessimistic about the likelihood of a quick resolution to the $36 million, 119-day standoff at Qenos' petrochemicals production facility in Altona, Victoria, despite the company's assessment that the warring parties were edging closer to an agreement.
A meat industry rendering plant that was last year the subject of a torrid bargaining battle with the AMIEU is now implementing a new three-year collective deal that links pay to performance and gives it more control over aspects of its operation.
A full bench of the IRC has tightened the rules covering paid meal breaks in the food preserving industry in a bid to clear up ambiguity and uncertainty.
Financial services company Zurich has cushioned the introduction of performance pay in its new two-year enterprise agreement by guaranteeing most employees will get an increase of 4% a year, while employees can also gain through increases in market rates of pay.
The Queensland Coalition will reinstate much of its former WR legislation if it takes Government on February 17, returning the state to a regulatory regime largely mirroring that of its federal counterpart.
New retail player Aldi has established a fully-outsourced HR management model, with all recruitment and specialist employee relations/HR for the new start-up performed outside the company.
A badge-wearing campaign by dealers at Conrad Jupiters casino led to both a lockout and strike at the Gold Coast facility over the peak weekend trading period.
