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WA IRC bench reserves on Andrews' bid to sideline State Wage Case

A five-member WA IRC full bench has reserved its decision on whether to accede to bids by Canberra and employers to shelve the 2006 State Wage Case until the AFPC makes its first determination in Spring, while it is seeking submissions on whether it has the power to make a state decision in the absence of a national wage case ruling.

Queensland lodges its High Court challenge

The Queensland Government has joined NSW, WA and South Australia in lodging its High Court challenge to the Federal Government's new IR laws.

Refer IR powers, cut payroll tax, says ABL

The NSW Government would refer its IR system to the Commonwealth, cut payroll tax, abolish the Office of Women, and remove the land tax exemption for employer groups and unions under ABL's economic growth plan for NSW.

News in brief, January 30, 2006

LA hotel for flight attendants under scrutiny for next four months; ACTU sells its Melbourne HQ, looking to purchase new home; Work and family inquiry resumes hearings on Friday; Another 250 Mitsubishi redundancies revive call for car tariff freeze; and Qantas jet maintenance jobs are key to new bargaining talks.

SA files High Court challenge to Work Choices

South Australia has today joined NSW and Western Australia in filing a High Court challenge to the constitutionality of the Federal Government's WorkChoices legislation.

News in brief, January 27, 2006

Federal Government seeks tenders on employer advice service for Work Choices; Appeal court decision a warning on employers to be honest with employees facing redundancy or dismissal; and meat processor justified in standing down worker who fell ill on returning from surgery, says tribunal.

Fair Pay Commission can’t ignore state wage case rulings, says Harper

Fair Pay Commission chair Ian Harper says he won’t be able to ignore any state wage case decisions handed down before his institution's first minimum rates determination in Spring, while he won't rule out the possibility of the AFPC making submissions in its own right to state wage benches.

WA wage claim before five-member bench on Monday

A five-member bench of the WA IRC, sitting in Court session, will on Monday hear preliminary arguments in Unions WA's application for a general wage increase of 4% for state award workers.

New research says unfair dismissal changes will create only 6,000 jobs

The abolition of unfair dismissal protections for workers in businesses with fewer than 100 employees under the Work Choices Act is likely to generate about 6,000 jobs - well short of the 77,000 claimed by the Federal Government, according to new research.