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Queensland health workers say "yes"

Queensland's public sector health workers have overwhelmingly voted up an enterprise agreement between the State Government and Queensland's health unions.

Student violence leads to $80,000 OHS fine

An employer's failure to protect teaching staff from the behaviour of two intellectually disabled students has led to it receiving an $80,000 OHS fine.

Dermatitis work-related, but secondary infection not, says court

A Tasmanian worker who underwent surgery after her work-related dermatitis became infected by a secondary condition has had her workers' compensation claim dismissed by the State's appeal court.

Court halts CBA's individual contracts strategy

The Federal Court has restrained the Commonwealth Bank from offering AWAs, after finding the FSU had an arguable case that the bank had breached the WR Act by coercing the union and inducing its 23,000 award employees to accept the individual contracts.

Allowance for business use of car is not remuneration: IRC

An allowance paid to an employee for using his own car for business purposes does not count as remuneration, a full bench of the NSW IRC has ruled.

Seasonal casual allowed to pursue dismissal case

A seasonal casual has been allowed to proceed with his unfair dismissal claim after the IRC found his employment regular and systematic.

IRC sets out probation period checklist

The IRC has set down a five-point checklist for determining whether a probation period exceeding three months is reasonable.

ACTU warns of emerging "working poor"

The ACTU claims a genuine US-style working poor is emerging in Australia, with child poverty increasing fastest in working families - rather than those dependent on social security for most of their income - and 20% of the adult workforce earning less than $12 an hour.

Reith explores new laws to protect outsourcing

Workplace Relations Minister Peter Reith has released plans to overcome the restrictions imposed on outsourcing by a string of recent Federal Court decisions on transmission of business.

Government lets IRC wither, says member

A senior member of the IRC had directed a broadside at the Federal Government over under-resourcing of the Commission, saying the Government believed the body should "wither on the vine".

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