Queensland IRC includes AWA rates in certified agreement; Greens urge adoption of 18 weeks paid parental leave; and Della Bosca retains IR portfolio in NSW.
The employee relations manager of one of Australia's largest labour hire companies, Adecco, has supported further regulation of the industry - and spoken out against the concept of joint employment.
The AWU is "very concerned" at the implications of an AIRC decision which rejected an unfair dismissal action by six scaffolders against their labour hire employer.
The AIRC has ruled that even though a Telstra call centre employee was "habitually negligent" at work, the telco was wrong to summarily dismiss her because it failed to consider that its own inadequate IT system contributed to her conduct.
Waterfront productivity falls away; First ruling on EEAs in WA; Right of entry win for WA CFMEU; and another Hungry Jack's deal fails no disadvantage test.
The Federal Court has made it clear it is prepared to issue orders to allow unions to represent their members at creditors meetings, if they can prove there are exceptional circumstances.
Hundreds of former Ansett employees have obtained an extra $8 million in entitlements following a Federal Court interpretation of the award and enterprise agreement covering the airline's licenced aircraft engineers.