The ACTU's multi-million dollar television advertising campaign against the Work Choices legislation will continue until the next federal election, backed by local publicity strategies designed to defeat Coalition MPs in marginal electorates.
In an early taste of the post-Work Choices environment, rail operator Pacific National this week locked out part of its workforce in retaliation for industrial action against it.
The Federal Government has told the Senate that it is not its intention under Work Choices to halt individual cases before the state courts and commissions, and it would address this in the regulations.
Small business employees will lose their entitlement to redundancy pay before Christmas under the Federal Government's Work Choices amendments, according to an industrial lawyer.
Committee consideration of the Government’s amendments to the Work Choices legislation will resume tomorrow, after the Government refused late this evening to accept Family First Senator Steve Fielding’s bid for employees who work public holidays to receive an extra day’s leave.
Qantas's new budget airline will be based on the low-cost Impulse Airlines subsidiary and will have a lower overall cost structure than Virgin Blue, Qantas chief executive Geoff Dixon said today.
The Howard Government late this morning released 337 amendments it is seeking to its Work Choices legislation, which it intends to pass early tomorrow evening.
