In a bid to derail the Victorian Government's plans to partially re-establish its own IR system, WR Minister Tony Abbott has announced changes to address some of the State Government's concerns about the current system.
The IRC has criticised HR staff employed by a central Australian resort over their involvement in an attempted "cover up" of their failure to set a probationary period for a dismissed employee.
After more than two weeks of a lockout, the dispute between the LHMU and industrial timber coatings manufacturer Mirotone Pty Ltd has escalated after the alleged dismissal by the company of a union delegate.
Employers who use pay scales that disadvantage casual or part-time employees are likely to have to make new arrangements, following a tribunal ruling that could expose the NSW Department of Education to a massive backpay claim.
A NSW software sales executive who was made redundant has won an unfair contracts case because his pay-out made no provision for the substantial commission he'd been receiving, or his superannuation and car allowance.
Wage rates in private sector enterprise agreements increased by 4.1% in the December quarter, up from 3.9% the previous quarter, according to the DEWRSB.
The new WA Government has announced it will increase the State's minimum wage by $32.40 a week to $400.40, bringing it into line with the safety net in the other states.
BHP Coal in Queensland continues to be hit with industrial action, with workers at the crucial Hay Point loading facility in Mackay going out for 24 hours this morning.
In one of the few amalgamations planned since the end of the Kelty mega-merger era, white-collar professional unions APESMA and the ACSA are planning to join forces.
