Smorgon Steel, which has had electrical maintenance at its Laverton North steel mill hampered by a 114-day strike in support of the Victorian ETU's 36-hour claim in labour hire, is preparing to pursue common law damages against the union and its officials.
A senior full bench of the South Australian IRC has found that bargaining agents' fees can be included in an enterprise agreement. But it's warned it may be discriminatory to set a fee level equivalent to a full year's union dues.
Sacking of delegate not discriminatory; Federal Labor introduces good faith bargaining bill; Labour hire deal no sham; How to avoid labour hire traps; and discrimination case really a contract dispute, says tribunal.
The AIRC has refused to accept undertakings to make three s170LK nightclub agreements certifiable, ruling that they changed the deals to such an extent that they had to be put to a new vote of employees.
The NSW Administrative Decisions Tribunal has quashed a finding that the State Education Department indirectly discriminated against 13 female long-term casual teachers on the basis of their gender.
Auto components manufacturer Autoliv Australia has put an EA offer to its employees that includes a raft of work/life initiatives rarely seen in manufacturing, but rejects key aspects of the AMWU's Campaign 2003 claim.
AIRC full bench refuses costs for dismissal claim that raised questions about what constitutes remuneration; Crown security guards to strike; Cleaners campaign against Westfield; ASU says Air NZ failing forcing family-unfriendly hours on mother; Suspension fair for sleeping on job; AIRC praises forestry agreement; Dispute flares again over Qantas attendance monitoring system; and US equal opportunity body settles case against ConAgra.
Australia needs a new approach to setting minimum wages, and should systematically reassess what it takes to participate in society "fully and with dignity", according to the national president of one of the country's biggest unions.
