An ILO committee has upbraided the Australian Government for failing to consult it or provide detail of the changes wrought by Work Choices to collective bargaining rights and freedom of assocication.
If the ACT branch of the AEU required any more evidence that industrial action wasn't meant to be easy post-Work Choices, it has it in the confusion surrounding the effect of the transitional provisions on pre-reform bargaining periods.
A lawyer who refused a job offer following a merger for reasons that included concern about the new firm's past involvement in a discrimination case against a female partner was entitled to redundancy pay, the NSW IRC has ruled.
NSW unions will use this week's State ALP conference to seek to stiffen the IR policy Federal Labor will take to the next election, including ensuring that when AWAs are abolished they're not replaced by another type of statutory individual contract.
CBA offers childcare, leave at half pay; Non-corporate trusts exempt from Work Choices' override of States, says SA IRC; Unemployment falls below 5%; Political bun-fight over temporary work visas; Re-instatement and $45,000 compensation ordered for "medically retired" prison officer; and Accountant escapes prosecution for revealing employees' tax file numbers.
The NSW IRC seriously considered bringing contempt proceedings against Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Andrews over a press release he issued on the State Wage Case, and also yesterday made clear its concern about the "disruption" the Minister caused to the proceedings "for no good purpose".
A male taxi driver sexually harassed a female colleague when he proposed that she arrange a sexual liaison with her child, who he believed to be a daughter, a tribunal has found.
Fair Pay Commission chair Ian Harper said today that his first minimum wage determination in Spring would take account of the delay in meeting the annual timetable of previous safety net reviews, last handed down by the AIRC 12 months ago today.
Australia's poor labour productivity performance in comparison to the US is partly explained by Australia's geographic isolation, and might mean the efficiency gap can't be completely closed, according to a new Treasury study.
