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Rann Government compromises on Fair Work Bill

South Australia's Rann Government has substantially watered down its IR reform package, in what Business SA is calling a win for its protest campaign.

Pregnant flight attendant wins discrimination claim against Qantas

In an important decision on pregnancy and family responsibility discrimination, the Federal Magistrates Court has found that Qantas discriminated against a senior flight attendant when it refused her access to her accrued sick leave because she was pregnant, not sick.

Unions brace themselves for IR onslaught

The ACTU has called a special executive meeting for Monday and the ETU in Victoria has announced it wants to reopen 1,200 existing deals with contractors, as unions around Australia prepare for the likelihood of a re-elected Howard Government unfettered by the Senate.

Will Howard pursue radical IR agenda?

With the Howard Government on the brink of controlling the Senate during its fourth term, unions face, at the very least, the prospect of the Government passing the raft of legislation blocked by the Democrats during the past eight years. But labour market deregulation has long been a Howard obsession and there will be a strong temptation to use the Government's unfettered domination of both houses to change the IR landscape.

Employer's promises breach TPA's s52

A leading stockbroking firm faces substantial damages after the Federal Court found it made misleading and deceptive representations to an analyst that encouraged him to leave a job with another broking firm.

BIT fails in bid to obtain Multiplex workers' banking records

The Building Industry Taskforce is considering an appeal against the Federal Court's refusal to give it access to the banking records of CFMEU members who it believed might have unlawfully received strike pay from Multiplex.


Victorian casuals win jury duty make-up pay

Victorian casual workers with more than 12 months employment will be entitled to the same jury service entitlements as permanents, following an AIRC test case ruling.


News in brief, October 11, 2004

Strike continues at BlueScope Steel; SA public servants win interim pay rise; Maurice Blackburn Cashman merges with Whyburns Legal; and IEU NSW leader returned.