The NSW Opposition plans to resurrect much of the Coalition's dismantled 1991 Act if it wins next March's election, introducing a separate stream of non-union collective agreements and a workplace commissioner to "assist" non-union employees and employers.
NSW IR Minister John Della Bosca has thrown his support behind a paid maternity leave scheme for workers in the State jurisdiction, indicating that the Government could intervene in the parental leave test case launched by the TWU.
The chief executives of top performing companies tend to have a "charisma bypass", but succeed because of their strong core values and commitment, according to the keynote speaker today at the AHRI annual convention.
The Walkers dispute in South Australia last month brought the car industry to its knees, and Manusafe back into the spotlight. According to the AMWU, the company precipitated the showdown by reneging on its entitlements deal. From the company's perspective, it was a fight the AMWU brought on to advance its trust-fund agenda. Either way, the message was clear: Manusafe is not going away.
The CPSU has asked the IRC to intervene in a dispute with Department of Employment and Workplace Relations over its alleged refusal to negotiate a union agreement.
The Federal Court has found that the ANZ unlawfully discriminated against branch manager and FSU national president Joy Buckland when it warned her against speaking to the media.
Working women would receive a 14-week maternity payment at a cost of $352m a year under a private member's bill introduced this week by the leader of the Democrats, Senator Natasha Stott Despoja.
The Australian Hotels Association has withdrawn its application for a six-month freeze of the recent $18-a-week federal living wage increase for workers in four and five-star hotels.
A senior member of the federal IRC has called on participants in the IR process to play a part in the struggle to maintain the independence of public institutions, and criticised the increasing legalisation of the protected bargaining process.
