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Lineworker demoted after shocking customer

The IRC has chided a company for failing to have systems in place to prevent employees working excessively long hours, after it sacked a lineworker whose failure to complete testing led to a customer receiving an electric shock.

Member numbers up, trend reversed, says ACTU

The ACTU has put a positive spin on the union membership statistics released today by the ABS, maintaining they show that, for the first time in more than a decade, the number of workers who belong to unions is up.

Massive contempt penalty for CFMEU

The Federal Court has ordered the CFMEU (mining and energy division) to pay a $200,000 penalty for contempt of court, plus indemnity costs.

Queensland to lead on equal remuneration

Queensland's pay equity inquiry report, released today, recommends the State IRC be given broad powers to ensure equal remuneration.

NSW IRC can issue interlocutory injunctions

The NSW IRC's decision this week on the AWU's internal stoush has ramifications extending to unfair contract cases, with the Commission in Court Session for the first time ruling that it has the power to issue wide-ranging interlocutory injunctions.

Union membership downward spiral continues

Union membership in Australia is continuing its steady decline, with just 24.7% of the overall workforce and 19.1% of the private sector now members, according to the latest ABS survey.

One in six employees work more than 50 hours a week: ABS

More than 14% of employees who have leave entitlements work more than 50 hours a week, while 21% work unpaid overtime, according to a comprehensive new ABS survey of working arrangements.

Collison wins breathing space in NSW IRC

The ongoing internal power struggle involving AWU Greater NSW branch secretary Russ Collison has spilled into the NSW IRC (in Court Session).

"Short-term" for casuals doesn't mean less than six months

In a significant decision on casual employees' access to unfair dismissal laws, a full bench of the NSW IRC has ruled that those with less then six months service are not necessarily excluded from lodging claims under the State IR Act.

Abbott AWA pay claims misleading, says ACTU

WR Minister Tony Abbott has been "misleading and deceptive" in using new wages data to bolster the standing of AWAs, according to the ACTU.

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