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New construction guidelines allow cashing out of annual leave

Construction employers seeking to tender for federally-funded construction work will have to revise their certified agreements to comply with extensive new revisions to the implementation guidelines for the national construction code that take effect from October 1. Changes include allowing employers to cash out employees' entitlements such as annual leave and overtime.



PM's wage claims five times higher than reality, say unions

Non-managerial workers have received a real pay increase of just 2.6% over the past six years, which falls well short of the 14% real pay increase since 1996 that PM John Howard repeatedly cites, according to analysis conducted for Unions NSW.


TWU building firewall against Howard's IR changes

The TWU in NSW is seeking to build a firewall against the Federal Government's proposed IR changes - including the expanded unfair dismissal exemption - by getting transport employers to commit to recognising existing employee and union entitlements regardless of future legislative change.


ABC delegate guilty of misconduct, but management should toughen up: AIRC

An ABC supervisor showed a "certain lack of robustness" in being affronted by name calling by a CPSU delegate, the AIRC as found. However, the Commission found a "first warning" letter to the delegate was warranted over his inappropriate use of the organisation's internal email system.


Our ad funding is authorised, says Andrews

Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Andrews today said the Government stood by its position that its IR advertising was validly authorised, ahead of Monday's hearing before a full bench of the High Court in Canberra.