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ACTU to lodge another minimum wage claim

The ACTU will lodge another minimum wages claim with the AIRC this week, seeking a final safety net increase of around $23 a week before the Federal Government strips the Commission of its powers to set pay rates.




News in brief, September 16, 2005

CFMEU seeks compensation for high fuel prices; Ratio of HR practitioners to employees on the rise; and Telstra unions to run campaign against job and service cuts.

NZ Nationals promise to reinstate parts of ECA

The NZ National Party will reinstate parts of its radical deregulatory 1991 Employment Contracts Act - which became a model for the radical Kennett and Court IR reforms in 1992 and 1993 - if it takes office on September 17.

News in brief, September 15, 2005

University deal is one of first to comply with HEWRRs, says union; Only 16% of employers have mature-age workers policy; US statistics bureau reveals 10 most dangerous jobs; and unions say Liberals, not taxpayers, should pay for advertising campaign for second wave IR changes.

Lloyd to head new construction watchdog

John Lloyd, currently a senior member of the AIRC, will head up the new construction watchdog, the Australian Building & Construction Commission, which starts operating on October 1. Current building taskforce director Nigel Hadgkiss will be one of Lloyd's two deputies.

News in brief, September 14, 2005

Review FBT concessions, salary sacrifice arrangements for cars, says bipartisan report; Counter-offers driving up HR salaries, say recruiters; UK employers employ new strategies to beat long hours cultures; Address diabetes and other lifestyle diseases to increase labour force participation, says Treasury paper; and Prisoner not an employee, says AIRC.

CFMEU's Joe McDonald convicted of assault

CFMEU WA branch assistant secretary Joe McDonald has today been convicted for assaulting a BGC OHS manager when he entered a Perth building site after a crane fell into a hole.