Child care AWAs cut pay and conditions, says Opposition; Lawrence tipped as Workplace Rights Advocate; No duress when AWA offered, says Federal Court; Papers sought for labour law conference; and OWS not referring callers to state authorities, say state IR ministers.
CFMEU members began the first protected strike action under Work Choices today with a 24-hour stoppage at United Collieries' mine in the NSW Hunter Valley.
WA's Industrial Appeal Court has ruled that state tribunals can continue to exercise appeal powers despite the Work Choices Act, in a full bench ruling that also has implications for labour hire employment.
The Work Choices regulations that forbid union training clauses in industrial agreements do not prevent training actually being provided, Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Andrews has confirmed.
A majority of the Australian Tax Office’s 20,000-plus employees have expressed their support for a 13% over three years pay offer under a draft deal that is yet to be signed off by the DEWR.
The Howard Government could soon facing a new High Court challenge, this time against Canberra's proposed Independent Contractors Bill, NSW IR Minister John Della Bosca said today.
Bendigo Mining dropped an application in the AIRC for orders against industrial action at its Victorian gold mine redevelopment after around 130 workers returned to work this morning following a stoppage over electrical safety fears.
Garuda Indonesia has been twice frustrated this week in its bid for a preventative s496 order against possible industrial action by ASU members at Perth airport.
The UK's "right to request" provisions - the model for the family provisions test case standard in Australia that has been overridden by Work Choices - appears to be responsible for a dramatic increase in employees' use of flexible working arrangements, according to a new study.
