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News in brief, May 11, 2005

Paid maternity leave up from four weeks to 12 for SA public servants; Private sector workers in ACT win access to pro rata long service leave after seven years; Victorian police officer allowed to proceed with sexual harassmnent case; and no discrimination against worker refused permission to hold prayer meeting at work.

AIRC cutting back Sydney occupancy by a quarter

The AIRC/AIR is rationalising the space it occupies at its 80 William St, East Sydney premises and refurbishing the remaining area, after signing a new 10-year lease.


Contentious construction agreement gets up on second go

The AIRC has certified an agreement between the AWU and a Queensland formwork company, after at first rejecting it when it emerged one of four workers covered hadn't seen the deal, and that none had voted on it.

Budget paves way for Cole's construction watchdog

The Howard Government's 2005 Budget has paved the way for the transition to the construction watchdog recommended by the $65m Cole Royal Commission, with an increase in funding for the Building Industry Taskforce from $9m a year to $23m.

ACCC pursues employer over misleading claims on commission, direct employment

Employers will have to be wary when advertising commission-only jobs, after Wizard Home Loans yesterday conceded it had engaged in misleading conduct in breach of the Trade Practices Act when it made representations to a mobile lending manager that he would earn far more than he ended up taking home.

NSW nurses call off tomorrow's strike

The NSW public hospital nurses strike threatened for tomorrow is off, after both the State Government and the NSW Nurses Association agreed to put their pay dispute in the NSW IRC's hands.