In a last-ditch bid to avert a 24-hour teachers' strike on Thursday, NSW IRC Deputy President Peter Sams has given the NSW Teachers Federation until 12.30 tomorrow to call off the strike.
Employers and unions concerned at the erosion of skill-based pay relativities from flat dollar safety net adjustments will be heartened by the IRC's living wage decision, which, while awarding a $15 flat rise for the low paid, canvasses a return to percentage-based increases.
In a case that deals with whether in-the-field-bargaining prevents the IRC making a safety net award, a full bench of the Commission has rejected LHMU arguments that the CCI of Western Australian initiated sham bargaining periods on behalf of contract cleaners to avoid a first award for the industry.
Aluminium producer Comalco plans to reduce lost time injuries (LTIs) by at least 50% a year over the next two years, according to its chair, John Morschel.
The NSW Supreme Court has reserved its decision on what penalty to apply to both the NUW's maverick NSW secretary, Frank Belan, and the federal branch of the national union over the earlier contempt findings against them.
The controllers' strike that threatened to shut down the rail system in Sydney and surrounding areas on Monday is off, with unions and the SRA finally reaching agreement on a new EA after hours of intensive negotiations today.
In the wake of its in-principle decision last month to remove junior rates for employees aged 18 and 19, New Zealand's Coalition Government has been seeking public opinion about increasing the rates for 16 and 17 year olds, who currently get 60% of the adult minimum.
