Unions have welcomed today's minimum wage decision with a declaration that it is also time to revive the collective bargaining system, while Australia's peak employer organisation says the "antiquated" system of the minimum wage ruling flowing across awards has "had its day".
The CFMMEU has failed to kick out a key plank of BHP's internal labour hire operation after the FWC found that it did not dismiss 17 Hunter Valley mineworkers who declined to relocate interstate.
The FWC's expert panel has this morning approved a 5.2% ($40) rise to the national minimum wage, while workers covered by award rates will get an increase of at least 4.6%, after it took into account the effects of the sharp inflationary rise on low-paid workers and accepted the need for moderation.
A UK employment tribunal has found that an employer unfairly dismissed a nurse for using too much sick leave and discriminated against her by failing to make reasonable adjustments to accomodate her disabilities, which included migraine headaches.
The FWC full bench hearing the aged care work value case is seeking feedback on its provisional view that pay rates in awards covering the sector's workforce have not been properly fixed, calling also for submissions on background documents by July 22.
Former long-serving SDA national secretary Joe de Bruyn and HR Nicholls Society founding president John Stone are among those recognised in this year's Queen's Birthday honours.
Pilots at the REX airline group will tomorrow start voting on protected action amid rising tensions over the level of "catch-up" pay rises to be included in a new enterprise agreement.
