The ALAEA says a one-minute strike by Qantas licensed engineers played a crucial role in securing a proposed deal boosting job security as the Flying Kangaroo introduces new aircraft and enables Sydney LAMEs to radically change their roster to achieve "lifestyle benefits", while the airline has today confirmed it cut labour costs by about $570 million under its COVID-19 "recovery plan".
The CFMMEU's mining and energy division is calling for the Albanese Government to establish an energy transition authority by the end of the year, to lessen the hit on workers and regions flowing from the phasing-out of coal mining and coal-fired power generation.
A federal government official has told the Senate inquiry into the Albanese Government's plan to boost paid parental leave by six weeks that the Women's Economic Equality Taskforce recommendations on the "use it or lose it" provisions will inform the second phase of reforms that take effect in July next year.
A judge irked by a multinational company's attempt to cast its underpaying subsidiary's award breaches as the court's "alternate interpretation" has imposed a near-maximum fine.
The Federal Court has fined government-owned Airservices Australia $70,000 and delivered a stinging rebuke for risking the safety of plane passengers and air traffic controllers by yet again failing to comply with consultation requirements in its agreement.
The TWU will oppose an application by Woolworths to overhaul the coverage of workers at the supermarket's online fulfilment centres, in a move that puts it at odds with fellow supply chain alliance member the SDA.
Private sector rates of pay increased to 3.6% annually in the December quarter, up from 3.4% in the previous three-month period, according to the ABS, but relatively low public sector rises have restricted the economy-wide movement to 3.3%.
The FWC has ordered a Serco supervisor and corrections officers to front a hearing of an unfair dismissal claim of a prison canine handler who accuses the company of sacking him to cover up the allegedly cruel treatment of a dog that had to have its tail amputated.
The Albanese Government's legislation to introduce jail sentences for the worst cases of employer wage theft will not undermine existing state-based laws, according to internal DEWR documents.
