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.
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.
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 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.
Optical services company OPSM Pty Ltd will have to defend an indirect discrimination claim from a former employee with a rheumatology condition and endometriosis, after a tribunal found she had an arguable case.
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.
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.
ETU members at two major depots of Queensland power distributor Energex have walked off the job for 24 hours, as negotiations for a new deal with the trouble-plagued power companies continues.
Virgin Blue's fast-growing outsourced baggage and check-in provider at some ports, Aero-Care, has struck a new non-union agreement to provide additional classifications for supervisors.
Bonuses that are not legally enforceable don't count as income for the purpose of the remuneration cap for unfair dismissal claims, an AIRC full bench has ruled.
