A Senate inquiry has recommended that existing legislation be strengthened to capture entities ultimately responsible for unpaid super in much the same way that powers to pursue and penalise franchisors and holding companies held liable for unpaid wages stand to be bolstered under proposed changes to the Fair Work Act.
The AWU's Victorian branch says that accepting a briefing from construction watchdog Nigel Hadgkiss was a "mistake" and it will stand united with other construction unions in opposition to the ABCC.
Fairfax editorial staff voted today for a week-long strike in protest at a management decision to cut about a quarter of the company’s remaining journalists.
Clubs Australia has begun a push for about 100,000 employees of licensed clubs to be covered by the hospitality award, which would reduce their weekend and public holiday penalty rates.
A company's quest to stop its former director and inventor of a thermal energy battery from disseminating intellectual property or exploiting business opportunities arising from his employment demonstrates the importance of documenting relationships upfront, according to his lawyer.
A Victorian Supreme Court judge has reserved his decision on whether to quash blackmail charges against leaders of the CFMEU construction and general division's Victorian branch over the union's dispute with Boral.
An accountancy firm that knowingly failed to maintain current award rates of pay in its MYOB payroll system has been found accessorially liable for an employer's underpayments.
Union membership density in the private sector has plunged to just 10.4% after unions lost 55,000 market sector adherents in the past two years, while membership is up by more than 30,000 in the public sector and women members for the first time outnumber men, according to ABS data published today.
