The Howard Government should go to the next election with plans for a further wave of IR change, while the Government still faces significant challenges in bedding down the unpopular Work Choices legislation, Finance Minister Senator Nick Minchin said last night.
The WA Supreme Court is continuing to hear into the late afternoon in Perth Leightons’ bid for a contempt finding against the CFMEU and its officials over the continuing strike action on the Metro Rail Project, on the basis that it is defying an in injunction the court issued a week ago.
Coalition complacent on car industry, says Smith; Andrews busy Crean-watching; ETU calls for national stoppage; TCFU issues writs over outworkers' pay; and Besanko appointed to Federal Court.
The increase in AWAs that will occur under Work Choices will over time erode the bargaining floor for all public sector employees, with women most likely to be disadvantaged, according to the CPSU.
And that's not all, says Costello; Gender pay gap of up to 17% in UK, says report; Embryonic website up and running for Fair Pay Commission; New summary of Work choices; New book available on resolving workplace conflict; and AHA appoints Clarke as national WR manager.
The High Court of Australia has today ruled that a South Australian police officer sacked after being convicted of a criminal offence cannot have an unfair dismissal claim heard by the state IRC.
The flight attendants' union has finalised three-year deals paying 3% annual increases with Qantas and its low-cost-subsidiary Jetstar and has agreed in principle to a framework deal for Virgin Blue.
