A Federal Court full bench has upheld a finding that the Queensland BLF and one of its organisers breached freedom of association laws when it threatened industrial action if three carpenters refused to become members.
The NSW IRC has reinstated a dismissed worker after taking into account his intention to remove the key source of conflict with his employer by resigning as a union delegate.
Australia's rapid uptake of information and communications technology provided one-third of the record labour productivity growth of the 1990s, according to a new report by the Productivity Commission.
In an important test case, the Queensland IRC has ruled that commission on sales should not be included in "annual wages" for determining whether workers are able to take unfair dismissal actions.
Despite strongly criticising the way two long-serving employees were dismissed, the Queensland IRC has rejected an application for a time extension for them to bring an unfair dismissal action.
Right-wing think-tank the Institute of Public Affairs has launched its new IR research unit with the release of a report claiming an anti-industry coalition of unions and other pressure groups is destroying the textile industry.
A court has found parties can't contract out of their award and agreement obligations and granted $110,000 in unpaid overtime to an employee who worked double and triple shifts under a consent arrangement.
Militant CFMEU construction division branches in Victoria and WA have failed in a bid to topple national secretary John Sutton, after he secured re-election yesterday.
