An article published yesterday by Workplace Express wrongly claimed that the IRC refused to certify an enterprise agreement for Health Minders Limited because it contained a union dues clause.
In a significant move, the CPSU has served a log of claims on the nine labour hire companies that supply workers to Telstra in a bid to force them to pay shop rates of pay and conditions.
In a move that could cost coal companies millions of dollars, the CFMEU (mining & energy division) is seeking a Federal Court declaration that would change the way coal workers' superannuation entitlements are calculated.
The NUW is considering an appeal against Deputy President Ken Ives' refusal to certify an enterprise agreement with Health Minders Limited because it included a controversial union notification clause.
Pattern bargaining will continue to prevail in the construction industry unless there is legislative or administrative intervention, according to a new Cole Royal Commission discussion paper.
The ACTU has received broad support for its proposal to establish a vehicle industry consultative council involving key employer and union representatives.
In its final submission to the Cole Royal Commission, the Federal Government has set out its wish list for the Commission's report, which is due just before Christmas.
An IRC full bench has ruled that a Commission member demonstrated apprehended bias when she said in conference that the employer had "more problems in the case than a man with a wooden leg in a bush fire".
An IRC full bench, in its decision today passing on the $18 safety net increase to low-paid Victorian workers, has urged the Victorian and Federal governments to legislate to address disadvantages suffered by Victorian workers under Schedule 1A.
