The AIRC has rejected a non-union deal put up by a clothing manufacturer with a largely non-English speaking workforce, finding that despite the company preparing the deal and conducting workshops in three languages, not all employees were given a reasonable opportunity to vote, nor enough information to vote on.
Some 1,700 current and former employees of bus company Greyhound Pioneer look set to be able to cash in the shares they received in lieu of a pay rise some five years ago.
AIRC rejects disabled employment deal; Scaffolding company fails to get greenfields agreement up; Workers sacrifice pay for super under new deal; Centrelink agreement certified today; and Family-friendly package the focus of Rural Press negotiations.
A tribunal has awarded a firefighter $10,000 in general damages and more than $13,000 in backpay, after finding that the NSW Fire Brigade denied him training and promotional opportunities because he was blind in one eye.
The NSW IRC has recognised for the first time that inadequate staffing levels can be an OHS hazard, in a case that a senior lawyer says could open the way for unions to use the OHS Act as a vehicle for their industrial agenda.
CCI WA tells HR Nicholls conference the State's labour reforms have led to a tenfold increase in AWAs; HR Nicholls' Evans calls for big bang bills ahead of double dissolution; Labour market academic says there's no doubt cutting wages boosts jobs; Phillips warns on ILO proposal; and Harnisch paper now available.
While ACTU secretary Greg Combet initially "cautiously welcomed" the today's Living Wage decision, he said the $17-a-week increase "could have been better".
The ACTU estimates around 85% of the 1.7 million award-dependent workers will receive the $17 first-tier safety net increase granted by the AIRC today, while the remainder will receive the $15 second-tier rise.
