In a decision which, if it stands, will exclude higher-income workers who were on state awards or agreements prior to Work Choices from making unfair dismissal claims, the AIRC has ruled that a NAPSA is not an award for unfair dismissal purposes.
The Federal Government will this weekend launch a publicly funded advertising campaign about its changes to Work Choices, saying people were confused by the ACTU's ads against the laws.
The AMWU has been refused an opportunity to bargain for members on a Queensland construction project after the AWU reached a comprehensive greenfields agreement with the employer, Thiess.
Qantas, which has less than 1% of its workforce employed under AWAs, has called on the ALP to retain the individual contracts, saying it needs their flexiblity to compete internationally and to maintain its cost competitiveness.
Employees' basic hourly pay rate rose 4.3% in the 12 months to May 2007, with employees on collective deals the most likely to report a pay rise but those on individual contracts receiving higher increases, according to the latest Melbourne Institute's Wages Report.
An attempt by Airservices Australia to move about 100 air traffic control supervisors onto AWAs has been blocked by an AIRC finding that its agreement with the union requires recruitment and promotion to be determined by merit.
Work Choices AWAs could run their full five-year terms under an ALP Government if employees wanted them to, Deputy Labor Leader Julia Gillard confirmed today, while Workplace Relations Minister Joe Hockey has not ruled our further "minor changes" to the Coalition's IR laws.
The Federal Government is deleting more references to Work Choices from its public information services, changing the name of its telephone advice line from the "WorkChoices Infoline" to the "Workplace Infoline."
A former CPSU section secretary and national council member has launched a petition in the first stage of a campaign to halt the union's plan to affiliate with the ALP, which he says will cost the union $200,000 a year if it proceeds.
