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Sending logs by ordinary post is OK, IRC says

A full bench of the IRC has cleared the way for the SDA to go ahead with its bid to rope-in around 35,000 Victorian retail employers to a federal award, ruling it was acceptable for the union to send letters of demand and logs of claims by ordinary post.

Stopwork shuts down Caltex refinery

Caltex is in the process of shutting down its Kurnell refinery in NSW in preparation for a stopwork meeting by operators on Easter Sunday.

Meat union seeking to end lockout

The SA branch of the meat industry union is seeking injunctions in the IRC in a bid to end a three-and-a-half month lockout at a sheep abattoir.

Court quashes full bench costs ruling

A Federal Court full bench has ordered the IRC to re-hear a costs application after an employer the Commission found to have deliberately concocted evidence escaped costs in an unfair dismissal case.

Beazley to ban statutory individual contracts

Opposition Leader Kim Beazley has implied that the ALP won't tolerate any form of statutory individual contract if the party takes power at the next election.

Qld Govt fails to back casual loading push

In a blow to the Queensland Council of Unions' bid to boost casual loading in all State awards from 19% to 28.5%, the State Government has supported an increase to just 20%.

Court upholds sacking for breach of fidelity

The NSW Court of Appeal has upheld the sacking of an employee for breaching the common law duty of fidelity and good faith he owed to his employer.

ACCC takes on MUA over alleged boycotts

The ACCC has initiated its long-awaited Federal Court action against the MUA, claiming the union engaged in a primary boycott by stopping ships from sailing unless they had been cleaned by MUA labour.

Vic Govt employees on AWAs to get 2% increase

Victorian IR Minister Monica Gould has confirmed that the State Government will pay a 2% increase with a year's backdating to up to 10,000 employees who signed AWAs under the former State Government.

LHMU wins dispute resolution leave

The LHMU in Victoria has taken advantage of the door left ajar in the IRC full bench Leave Case to have five days paid dispute resolution leave inserted into two awards.

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