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AIRC reverses crucial ruling on NAPSAs

AIRC Commissioner Ken Bacon has today revoked his decision last week that would have denied high-income workers on preserved state awards or agreements the right to make unfair dismissal claims under Work Choices.

Government ignores Senate inquiries over Work Choices ad funding

Finance Minister Nick Minchin has not responded to repeated inquiries from Senate President Paul Calvert about the funding of the Federal Government's $55 million advertising campaign for Work Choices in 2005/06, a Senate Estimates committee heard today.


NAPSAs are not awards in unfair dismissal cases, AIRC finds

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.

News in brief, May 18, 2007

Senate safety net inquiry on Friday, June 8; and Gardening leave not dismissal, AIRC finds


AWU deal excludes AMWU from construction project: AIRC

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.



Compulsory AWAs blocked by "merit" promotion clause: AIRC

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.