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News in brief, December 2, 2004

Removing third parties won’t remove conflict, warns historian; ACTU awards night; AIMPE can proceed with award bid; and link to Hulls letter now available.



Andrews overrides state right of entry regimes

Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Andrews has this morning introduced his bill to override state right of entry laws and restrict union entry for recruitment to twice a year. He has also re-presented the small business unfair dismissal exemption bill, which has been rejected by Parliament more than 40 times.

Hulls complains to Canberra about AWA push in Victoria

Victorian IR Minister Rob Hulls is writing to Federal Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Andrews to express his concern that the Federal Government's key IR agencies are encouraging Victorian employers to switch to AWAs to avoid common rule awards next year - despite the award move being the result of a Federal-State agreement.



British workers have limited knowledge of working time laws

A survey of the impact of the UK's working time regulations has revealed that British workers have "uniformly limited" knowledge of the laws, and breaches are occurring on a fairly widespread basis.

Mobile phone ban likely to be a trendsetter

A South Pacific Tyres site in Melbourne will next week implement a policy banning employees from carrying or using their mobile phones at work except during breaks, in a move likely to be followed by other employers, particularly in blue-collar areas.