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WA IR review urges adoption of non-union agreements

The Ford review of WA's IR legislation recommends introducing a s170LK-style non-union collective agreement stream, a regime of protected industrial action and tighter right of entry provisions.

News in brief, November 26, 2004

Federal Court bench says dismissal claim not excluded; and BIT fails to obtain Victorian Government tender documents.

AIRC certifies Suncorp Metway's non-union agreement

Suncorp Metway's pleas for the Senate to amend the Howard Government's Electrolux bill have turned out to be unnecessary, after the AIRC today certified its non-union enterprise agreement.

ALP leaves door open on Government’s redundancy bill

Labor’s new Shadow IR Minister, Stephen Smith, has left the door open on the possibility that the Opposition will support the Howard Government’s bill exempting small business from redundancy payments.

News in brief, November 25, 2004

AMWU wins undertakings over alleged AWA threats; Break bad laws, Johnston urges from prison; ASU accounts show steady membership; BlueScope should look in its own backyard, says union; Ageing population not a crisis, but productivity improvements part of the solution; and Headmaster sacked over porn takes court action.

AIRC to certify first National Rugby League deal

An AIRC full bench said this week that it would certify the first agreement for National Rugby League clubs and players, once several clauses are redrafted to ensure they pertain to the employment relationship and the deal is put to a new ballot.

Suncorp pushes for changes to Electrolux legislation

Suncorp Metway will tell tomorrow's fast-tracked Senate inquiry into the Electrolux Bill that the legislation should be amended to validate agreements that had been negotiated but not certified at the time of the High Court's September 2 ruling on matters pertaining.


$10,000 payout after male-on-male harassment

A male employee who had his bottom and genitals grabbed by one of his employer's male directors has won $10,000 in damages, after a tribunal accepted he had been sexually harassed.

News in brief, November 23, 2004

New award to address manufacturing skill shortages; Worker accused of joining picket wins stress claim; AMWU begins coal camps campaign; Coal battles now on DVD; Hawke to launch Ray Gietzelt memoirs; and Centrelink to cut 175 jobs in Victoria.