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.
Unions are planning to levy all members an additional fee of $5.50 a year for the next two years to provide $24 million for their campaign against the Federal Government's second wave IR changes.
In a narrow interpretation of the Emwest principles, the AIRC today issued a s127 order stopping the AMWU from taking industrial action at car parts maker Trico, finding the union exceeded the bounds of a reserve clause in its enterprise agreement.
Wage rises in June quarter federal enterprise agreements have moderated to 3.8% a year, largely due to low increases in retail sector agreements, according to DEWR data released today.
In a case that demonstrates that unlawfully dismissed employees of small to medium sized businesses can win justice via the AIRC's unfair dismissal jurisdiction without having to pursue an unlawful dismissal action in the courts, a pharmacy assistant sacked due to her pregnancy has been reinstated.
An employer discriminated against a female secretary on the basis of her gender when she was the only employee not invited to a Christmas party where guests were served by a topless waitress, a tribunal has found.
It's an unusual compulsory conference if the employers aren't invited, but that was the case yesterday when the WA Employment Minister, John Kobelke, had the state branch of the CFMEU (construction division) and Unions WA before the State IRC, citing their alleged use of, or support for, the blue flu.
