The CFMEU has questioned the ability of construction employers to secure code-complaint agreements by the September deadline for those seeking to win federally-funded contracts and has warned that they will have to pay for any reduction in conditions.
The FWC has rejected an employer's jurisdictional objections to hearing the dismissal appeal of an employee over the high-income cap who worked on overseas assignments, finding that while he fell outside the enterprise agreement he was covered by the industry award.
Unions and employer organisations are planning to object to a proposed MUA rule change that would extend its coverage to a wider range of occupations within port authorities.
An FWC full bench has highlighted the limits of permissible ex parte communication between parties to agreements and tribunal members, in a ruling in which it found that such exchanges denied procedural fairness to the union objecting to a deal's approval.
The FWC has approved a new agreement that permits poultry giant Inghams to suspend workers without pay for up to three days during investigations into misconduct, after it found any detriment when compared with the award is outweighed by the deal's benefits.
Senior Deputy President O'Callaghan resigns from FWC; Victorian teachers preparing for action as workloads reach "breaking point", says AEU; US union membership decline continues; Employee gives Bald Man a haircut; and Stay by consent in DOF matter.
The Turnbull Government's national construction code is seeking to break the "cartel-like behaviour" between head contractors and construction unions, according to Employment Minister Michaelia Cash, but legal expert Andrew Stewart says building companies are facing "a complete mess".
Stay application tomorrow for bargaining notices appeal; Seven West goes public on gagged former assistant; Calls for inquiry into safety implications of Airservices job cuts; and Union using FOI to obtain bullying report.
Employment Minister Michaelia Cash has asked the Opposition to back new legislation that would scrap the Fair Work Act's mandatory four-yearly reviews of modern awards.
