In what Labor has slammed as a political appointment, WR Minister Tony Abbott has announced this afternoon that the Cole Royal Commission's secretary, Colin Thatcher, has been appointed to the AIRC.
A new academic study has slammed a consultants' report prepared for Workplace Relations Minister Tony Abbott that claimed labour productivity in commercial construction rated poorly against international benchmarks and the residential construction sector.
In a rare move by an employer, labour hire company Integrated Management Services this week sought injunctive relief in the Federal Court against the AMWU and 46 of its members over what it claimed was unprotected Campaign 2003 industrial action at Holden's new V6 engine plant in Victoria.
The AIRC has revoked the entry permit of an ETU organiser who bullied and assaulted a labour hire company solicitor who denied him access to employee records, while it has made it clear that permit holders generally must specify the reasons for inspections if asked.
Union leaders have today agreed on a framework for peaceful pickets and protests, in the wake of the recent incident at the Morris McMahon picket line involving CFMEU construction division secretary John Sutton.
The Tasmanian Industrial Commission has flowed on the federal safety net increase of $17 a week to the State's low paid workers and boosted the minimum supported wage for disabled workers to $60.
Eleventh-hour agreement prevents industrial action at Ford; AIRC says planned strike at PBR not protected due to notice failure; Channel Seven counts its votes amid policy push from union email ban; and RTBU voices early concerns over new Pacific National proposal.
WR Minister Tony Abbott has today urged private sector employers to break down barriers between capital and labour by introducing employee share ownership schemes, while the head of a technology company said employers must provide their employees with access to shares to be internationally competitive.
