The NSW Government’s attempts to curb the use of its s106 unfair contracts jurisdiction by high income earners is again under challenge, with the NSW Court of Appeal to hear arguments as to whether the amendments limiting claims to those earning less than $200,000 can operate retrospectively.
LHMU expels Dick Adams; Taskforce goes after Multiplex, CFMEU and individuals over strike pay; Parliament passes laws ending super reporting obligations; Queensland removes super anomaly; ASU to pay 25% of discrimination case costs; Work and family test case to wrap up next week; and Correction to Auditor General’s costing of ANF claim.
The Commonwealth Bank is using the Electrolux ruling to seek penalties against the FSU over industrial action taken during the current bargaining round.
An employer was justified in dismissing an employee for gross misconduct after she made a "deliberate, premeditated decision" to go to sleep under her desk during a night shift, the NSW IRC has found.
In an important ruling on the NSW unfair contracts jurisdiction, the State's Court of Appeal has overturned the NSW IRC's Reich v Client Server case, which found that a contract could be unfair solely because it was breached.
The WA Government and the ANF are this afternoon before the AIRC in another bid to thrash out a deal following yesterday’s decision by the Commission to end the union’s bargaining periods for six months - but not the Government’s.
The Howard Government's Electrolux legislation has today passed Parliament, while the other three bills introduced by Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Andrews since the election have been referred to a Senate committee.
Sakata workers go back after deal struck with NUW; Shadow IR Minister clarifies stance on AWAs; Collective deals set pay in public sector but individual deals do the job in private sector; Blyth replaces Donnelly as WR Minister Andrews’ chief of staff; and Guide available to gender-specific scholarships legislation.
A full bench of the Tasmanian Supreme Court has upheld the extensive powers of the State's Industrial Commission, in a ruling endorsing the tribunal's order to reinstate 17 meatworkers who had resisted "sham" independent contractor arrangements.
