The Federal Government’s right of entry bill is unnecessary and in breach of international law, both the NSW Government and the ACTU argue in their submissions to the Senate inquiry into the legislation. But employers, as expected, are backing the bill, with the ACCI supporting it unchanged and the AiG proposing only minor amendments.
The NSW Police Service has been ordered to pay $10,000 in damages for placing a constable on restricted duties because of an abnormal blood condition called sickle cell trait.
RBA says skill shortages could drive up wages, inflation; Alcoa workers return to job after striking over alleged sex toy gift; and CFMEU threatens to picket Walter debtors who fail to pay up.
John Howard's approach to IR is the first betrayal of his post-election promise that his Government wouldn't become arrogant as a result of its Senate majority, ACTU secretary Greg Combet told the AWU's biennial national conference on the Gold Coast today.
Multinational companies such as Bluescope Steel, Pilkington, Alcoa and Exxon/Esso could be exposed to coordinated international industrial action, under a new strategic alliance struck between the AWU and the US steel union.
A company was justified in sacking an electrical technician for misconduct after he worked on a boiler without obtaining a safety permit, the NSW IRC has held.
Goward launches new work and family campaign; Alcoa seeks s127 orders to end strike over alleged sex toy gift; ASU members vote up Qantas deal; and Parliamentary independent contractor inquiry not to hold hearing until March.