The Fair Work Act's new prohibition on pay secrecy clauses provides a useful model for restricting the use of non-compete and non-solicitation clauses and penalising their inclusion in contracts, which should apply equally to employees and employee-like workers, according to former FWC President Iain Ross and IR law academic Andrew Stewart.
Ahead of the October 26 State election, Queensland unions are set to launch a campaign today to lift the current public sector parental leave entitlement of 15 weeks to 18 weeks, plus an extra eight weeks for workers with five years service.
The PSA says it will "demand" the NSW IRC order a 5.2% minimum pay rise over 12 months plus super for thousands of public servants, after the tribunal recommended the Minns Government resolve salaries disputes by allowing it to arbitrate and potentially facilitate mutual gains bargaining under the State IR Act's new Chapter 2A provisions.
A FWC full bench has chosen to include in an intractable bargaining workplace determination a delegates' rights provision that closely reflects the model award term, rather than the more extensive clause sought by the TWU.
ACTU credits Labor for record low gender pay gap; Professionals Australia appoints former UWU-officeholder as chief executive; MEU welcomes two women to its central council; and Diversity Council conducting new class research.
Clearing the way for a pregnant paralegal's adverse action claim, the FWC has found that a legal practice dismissed her when, during consultations about a potential redundancy, it proposed her resignation, and subsequently confirmed its acceptance in writing.
Employers and workers experienced in bargaining still misunderstand key concepts, and their knowledge gaps contribute to unrealistic expectations on both sides that constrain effective negotiations, new FWC-commissioned research has found.
The FWC has urged logistics company DHL to seek professional IR advice after granting the UWU nine PABOs, warning the company that taking adverse action against workers taking part in protected action carries "serious implications".
The Albanese Government has today lost a second Senate vote to force a vote on legislation clearing the way for appointment of an administrator to the CFMEU's construction branches.
The SDA and UWU are jointly seeking same-job, same-pay orders at distribution giant Metcash that could lift the pay of on-hire warehouse workers by up to $12,700.
