More than 15,000 childcare workers in Victoria and ACT will on July 1 begin receiving what for many will be the first increment of a significant pay increase, after the AIRC yesterday finalised details of the work value decision it delivered in January.
Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Andrews, the ACCI and the ACTU have confirmed they will make written submissions to the AIRC's safety net adjustment full bench next Tuesday – and each of them will argue this week's Budget supports their respective positions.
South Australian employees have won the right to significantly increased redundancy entitlements under a deal between SA Unions and Business SA, which was approved yesterday by a full bench of the State IRC.
Paid maternity leave up from four weeks to 12 for SA public servants; Private sector workers in ACT win access to pro rata long service leave after seven years; Victorian police officer allowed to proceed with sexual harassmnent case; and no discrimination against worker refused permission to hold prayer meeting at work.
The AIRC/AIR is rationalising the space it occupies at its 80 William St, East Sydney premises and refurbishing the remaining area, after signing a new 10-year lease.
Employers should consult with employees before implementing anti-smoking policies, the NSW IRC ruled yesterday when it reinstated a worker unfairly dismissed for possessing cigarettes at work.
The AIRC has certified an agreement between the AWU and a Queensland formwork company, after at first rejecting it when it emerged one of four workers covered hadn't seen the deal, and that none had voted on it.
The Howard Government's 2005 Budget has paved the way for the transition to the construction watchdog recommended by the $65m Cole Royal Commission, with an increase in funding for the Building Industry Taskforce from $9m a year to $23m.
Employers will have to be wary when advertising commission-only jobs, after Wizard Home Loans yesterday conceded it had engaged in misleading conduct in breach of the Trade Practices Act when it made representations to a mobile lending manager that he would earn far more than he ended up taking home.