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.
A NSW council has been ordered to pay a former general manager $139,000 in salary and bonuses after the State IRC found his contract was terminated early and without adequate notice.
Hearings mid-month for independent contracting and right of entry inquiries; DEWR presses on with non-union deal despite rejection by employees; ACCI pushes for funding of ABCC; Victorian Supreme Court reserves in long service leave for casuals case; Connor elected as MEAA Victorian branch head; and new jobs for Jones and Gostencnik.
A proposed redefinition of the term "worker" under NSW workers compensation laws would deem all labour hire workers to be employees, regardless of how they are engaged.
The OECD has urged the Howard Government to reduce the number and scope of allowable award matters and cut the level of minimum wages, with the aim of lifting Australian labour productivity and labour market participation levels as the population ages.
A pathology company was justified for dismissing a worker who took a blood sample from the wrong person because the worker had made a fundamental breach of company procedures, the AIRC has ruled.
US discrimination case claims law firm forcing partners to retire; UK Government canvasses setting a default retirement age of 65, but with right to request exemption; Gender pay gap in UK is 18%, says Minister; and Casino justified in sacking female bar worker who refused to wear make-up, says US court.
The principal union representing blue collar power workers in Queensland who will receive pay rises of up to 31% over 34 months says the increase merely brings the workers into line with their counterparts in other states, but a leading recruiter maintains that it is an early sign that skilled workers have begun to exploit their bargaining power in a tight labour market.