Chevron's Wheatstone platform LNG workers this afternoon have followed their Gorgon and Wheatstone downstream colleagues in recording an overwhelming vote in favour of industrial action that unions say could "jam up" exports, while a peace deal at Woodside will bump annual pay beyond $360,000 for some workers.
A court has roasted a construction contractor for the "deficient evidence" it relied on for its "complete denial" that it breached entry laws when it blocked CFMMEU officials from inspecting a suspected safety flaw they identified after entering a site to examine another possible contravention.
Failing to alert an employer to strike plans does not amount to a failure to genuinely try to reach an agreement, the FWC has ruled in rejecting a company's bid to block a protected action ballot.
Chevron's Gorgon and Wheatstone downstream LNG workers who have just voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action are now being urged to reject a new deal on offer.
RAFFWU's bid to terminate Apple's 2014 retail agreement has taken a major hit, with the tech giant's Australian workforce voting overwhelmingly in favour of a new deal and the FWC cancelling a three-day hearing while it considers whether to approve it.
An employer touting the "happy work-life balance" and above-award earning opportunities facilitated by its zombie deal has failed to save it from December's drop dead date after a FWC full bench found its incentives are "discretionary" and not incorporated into the agreement.
The Minns Government says it is taking the first step towards extending its portable long service leave scheme to the community service sector, ahead of introducing legislation next year.
The Albanese Government's third tranche of IR reforms will include a new protections for domestic violence victim-survivors against workplace discrimination, Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke revealed this evening.
Labour force participation is likely to drop from a near-record high of 66.6% to 63.8% over the next 40 years, although the projected reduction might be offset if older, female and migrant workers make a bigger contribution, according to the Albanese Government's first five-yearly Intergenerational Report.
Woodside has narrowly averted impending industrial action at its North West Shelf gas platforms after reaching an in-principle deal endorsed by Offshore Alliance and ETU members this morning, while protected action ballots at Chevron are set to close today.
