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News in brief, Thursday, December 8, 2005

Royal assent for Work Choices within "a couple of weeks", independent contractors bill next year; We're not abusing our power, PM; Andrews welcomes BCA letter; Senate inquiry into automotive component employment; and Labor MPs sing Work Choices carol.


CFMEU barred from industrial action until end of Perth rail project; ABCC powers upheld

The AIRC has issued a s127 order barring the CFMEU's WA construction branch from taking further industrial action on the $325m inner-city section of Perth's new 80km rail line, in a ruling that confirms Australian Building and Construction Commissioner John Lloyd can intervene virtually unfettered in construction-related tribunal proceedings.



Bill narrows employers' exposure to sanctions: barrister

The Work Choices legislation protects employers from the harsh sanctions unions will be exposed to for unlawful industrial action by limiting the definition of employer industrial action to lockouts only, a paper shows.


ALP to set up IR taskforce

The ALP is to establish a nine-member IR taskforce to continue its campaign against the Coalition's second-wave laws over the parliamentary Christmas break and into next year.

$21,000 in damages for accountant denied return to work, bonus

An employer that refused to allow an accountant to return to work full-time after maternity leave denied her not only a full-time income but also a "significant" bonus payment, according to the Queensland Anti-Discrimination Tribunal.

News in brief, December 5, 2005

Work Choices bill expected to pass Lower House on Wednesday; Victorian construction deal given code approval - again; and Vale Peter Cook.