Court rules 20-year employee not entitled to long service; Burrow criticises WA ANF strategy; ACTU living wage case could be the last; and right of entry hearings in Canberra today.
Transport company Nolans Interstate Transport has signed most of its workforce up to AWAs that provide a single rate of pay that rolls in almost all loadings and penalties.
New owner free to put old employees on probation; Unauthorised toilet breaks justify dismissal; Childcare worker's union rep should have stepped-in: Tribunal; and AIRC turns to the dictionary to define “unfair dismissal”.
The NSW IRC has found an employer's misleading conduct made an executive's contract unfair under the State's s106 unfair contract provisions, in the first full bench ruling on unfair conduct since the NSW Court of Appeal's crucial Sydney Water judgment.
The Australian and International Pilots Association has applied to expand its coverage to cover any pilots that Qantas engages through subsidiaries or labour hire companies.
Andrews says he'll go national "incrementally" even if states don't refer IR powers; Family minister says family impact statements to consider effects of IR change on family unit's functioning and responsibilities; Western Europe proving that US labour market not the only model, says ILO; AIRC issues Macquarie University matters pertaining reasons; Definition of small business in exemption legislation has grown from 10 to 20 employees, says Parliamentary report; EEO honour list doubles in four years; Netball Australia responds to players' claims; and Clarification - Trindall decision.
Fairness would achieved by the tax and welfare systems, rather than the IR system, while awards would be stripped back to six allowable matters and minimum wages would be fixed by the Government, under a radical BCA proposal released today.
The ACCC has begun Federal Court proceedings against both the Victorian branch of the ETU and a Latrobe Valley power station operator for allegedly entering into an agreement to prevent subcontractors without union agreements from being engaged on the site.
