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Long term casual wins long service leave

In an important ruling for Victorian employers and employees, a court has ruled that a long-serving regular casual employee of Melbourne Cricket Club is entitled to long service leave.

News in brief, July 5, 2004

Labor says Andrews' paper "a litany of Liberal lies; PM and Andrews attack Labor in the wake of critical Access Economics Report; SA IRC flows on $19 living wage increase; SMH industrial reporter takes redundancy while Fairfax says voluntary redundancy program reaches target; and further 12 month term for Acting Disability Discrimination Commissioner.

Casuals win award right to unpaid time off

Casual employees have won the right to unpaid time off for caring needs, births and bereavements, in what the ACTU says is the first formal leave provision for casuals.

ALP policies threaten productivity: Access Economics

The ALP's workplace relations platform threatens the productivity growth achieved in Australia over the past decade, a 70-page report by Access Economics - commissioned by the BCA - has found.


Rank and file vote down BHP coal deal

After months of negotiations, an in-principle agreement reached between the CFMEU (mining & energy division) and the BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance for the company's eight central Queensland coal sites has been voted down by the rank and file.


News in brief, July 1, 2004

Decision confirms scope of metal industry award; and WA CCI offers new legal services.