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It's time for the AIRC to regulate on work and family, says ACTU

In its opening address to the AIRC's work and family test case full bench, the ACTU has told the Commission that it is time to update the safety net to give up to 4.5 million workers new legal rights to help them accommodate their family and caring needs.

Deal brings retailer back to the field

A new s170LK agreement for clothing retailer Suzanne Grae delivers annual pay rises that are below the annual safety net increase, bringing rates and conditions closer to the industry norm.

Drug-testing employer has appeal thrown out

An employer that failed to establish that an AWA gave it the power to conduct compulsory random drug tests has failed in a bid to re-argue the case on a new basis.




News in brief, August 23, 2004

Boost productivity to overcome ageing workforce, says US central bank head; Work and family paper recommends new notification procedures for maternity leave; and Beware the Greens' IR policies, Andrews warns.

Tasmanian man's maternity leave bid dismissed

A Tasmanian man's bid for paid maternity leave has been dismissed by the State's Anti-Discrimination Tribunal on the basis that he wasn't physiologically affected by the birth of his child.


Industrial dispute no excuse for violence, says appeal court

The Victorian Court of Appeal has sent former AMWU leader Craig Johnston to jail for nine months and emphasised that his criminal conduct during raids on employers' premises couldn't be excused because they were allegedly committed "in the course of a genuine industrial dispute".