Seasonal workers at food processing giant SPC are set to receive $700,000 in compensation for underpayment of meal break entitlements over several years.
Building and Construction Royal Commissioner Terence Cole has outlined seven key IR issues he intends to address, in a statement today outlining the Commission's agenda.
Hendy to be new head of ACCI; IRC refuses to revoke entry permit of BHPB union organiser; Survey reveals strong support for paid maternity leave; Changes to Workplace Express article on Maintrain and Walker; executives to win largest increases, according to salary survey; and more.
A worker employed on an AWA by a US-based company has won $36,000 for breach of redundancy provisions in her contract – after the Office of the Employment Advocate provided her with free legal assistance.
Unions in the NSW building and construction industry have agreed to put past differences behind them after signing a pact that commits them to cooperate in strengthening their organising capacity and boosting recruitment.
In an important transmission of business case, a company that operates sport and leisure facilities – largely outsourced by councils – has convinced the IRC that it should not be bound by any of the 13 federal awards designated by unions.
The Federal Court has found a serious case to be tried that Liquorland and the SDA sought to breach a demarcation agreement the shop union had with the LHMU, but has refused to intervene.
After a long standoff with the FSU, National Australia Bank now wants to strike a new agreement with the union by the end of May, while bargaining remains derailed at ANZ.
