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"Consumer mentality" emerges among jobhunters

Employers recruiting new workers will have to come to grips with the new "consumer mentality" among jobhunters if they want to attract the best people, according to a US journal.


Big jump in retail's labour productivity: report

Labour productivity growth in the retail sector rocketed ahead at 3.5% a year in the '90s after going backwards in the '80s, according to a research paper released today.



Carmakers head off backpay class action

Car manufacturers appear to have stymied a multi-million dollar backpay claim by unions, following an IRC full bench ruling that varies industry awards.


Court rejects damages for injured worker's spouse

An important test case in Queensland's Court of Appeal has confirmed an injured worker's spouse is not able to claim damages for loss of consortium under the State's new workers' compensation legislation.


One in five part-timers want more hours

Employers seeking more labour as employment tightens could look to part-timers, after a new survey found one in five wanted to work more hours.


Unions withdraw Campaign 2000 bargaining notices - again

Metal unions have again withdrawn their bargaining notices for employers involved in the Ai Group's bid to suspend Campaign 2000 bargaining periods, prompting the IRC to seek submissions about whether the case can proceed.


Qld construction workers to stop work over greenfields deal

About 1,500 construction workers on more than 20 sites in and around Brisbane will stop work next Thursday over what unions maintain is Alstom Power's use - in conjunction with the AWU - of federal IR laws to "slash" wages on a Queensland Government project.


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