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Qantas unions seek rises of up to 12.5% a year

Key Qantas unions are seeking wage increase well above market rates in the airline's fifth round of enterprise bargaining, while the TWU hopes it might be able to strike a deal tomorrow with the airline on its more modest claim.


Hamberger recommends construction inquiry

Employment Advocate Jonathan Hamberger has recommended the Federal Government set up a Royal Commission or judicial inquiry to investigate industrial and criminal behaviour in the construction industry.


Victorian budget provides new IR services, cuts payroll tax

The Victorian Budget has delivered payroll tax deductions for employers, boosted funding for voluntary mediation of disputes and enabled a new advice and information service aimed at small employers and low-paid workers.


Supplier liable if machinery unsafe

Suppliers have the same responsibility as employers for ensuring a safe workplace or they risk criminal prosecution, after a landmark decision this week.


IRC approves CBA deals

The IRC has certified four enterprise agreements covering some 23,000 employees of the Commonwealth Bank, more than a year after the bank started negotiating with the FSU.


"Scab" label not harassment

BHP Iron Ore Pty Ltd is defying WA IRC orders to reinstate a train driver it sacked for harassing a "scab", after ruling that his conduct didn't violate the company's harassment policy.



Incat 4-day week under fire from union

The AMWU is taking Tasmanian fast ferry manufacturer Incat Tasmania Pty Ltd to the IRC on Thursday, after the company gave its 900-strong two options to cope with a downturn in orders: cut the working week to 4 days or lose 200 jobs.




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