FCU NSW branch senior industrial officer Alastair Macdonald will become a Commissioner of the NSW IRC from February 2 next year after 28 years service with the union.
The NSW Government has belatedly released the Labour Hire Taskforce report, but hasn't taken up any of the recommendations to increase regulation of the industry.
Docks productivity declines; ABC presenter didn't resign, says IRC; hearing dates set down for Cole Commission, and reasonable hours case and living wage case.
The IRC has certified each of Brisbane City Council's State and federal agreements, after rejecting union arguments that a valid majority hadn't been reached for the State deal.
The IRC has endorsed the reasonableness of Qantas's "zero tolerance" drugs policy and upheld its dismissal of an international flight attendant for breaching it.
Qantas gears up for big maintenance dispute; WA IRC president speaks out; allegedly ridiculed gay teacher allowed to proceed with discrimination claim; and strippers' union application goes to hearing.
The FSU has launched a freedom of association case against the ANZ over its alleged attempt to gag a branch manager who was also a senior honorary official of the FSU.
A workers compensation insurer has been found by the High Court to be fully liable at common law for an employee's injury, despite his employer taking 17 months to notify it about the incident.
The Australian Writers' Guild, which represents screen and script writers and editors, is to seek registration as a union under the WR Act early next year.
