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$25,000 over five years under child payment plan

A new family welfare plan canvassed as a possible alternative to a national paid maternity leave scheme proposes to deliver almost $25,000 cash and $4,000-a-year in subsidies for early childhood care in the first five years of a child's life.

News in brief, February 24, 2003

Shorten outlines baseline for AWU deals in opening speech to union national conference; AIRC quashes Energy Developments Limited's s170LK agreement; and Qantas says flights normal despite FAAA action.

Unions more popular but not so powerful: survey

Australian employees' attitudes towards unions has continued to improve, an annual report commissioned by the NSW Labor Council has revealed, although the majority still believe employers have more power.

Launch of critique as Cole hands over report

Unions have today launched a book critiquing the Cole Royal Commission, to coincide with Royal Commissioner Terence Cole handing his final report to the Governor-General this afternoon.

News in brief, February 21, 2003

Federal Court upholds penalty ruling against Brisbane Council; Barrier Industrial Council celebrates 80th anniversary; and Clarifications on restraint ruling and British American Tobacco articles.


Bench slashes CFMEU contempt penalty

A Federal Court full bench has reduced a penalty against the coal mining union for defying orders to return to work from $200,000 to $50,000.

Stood-down workers can't claim for economic loss

A group of stood-down Victorian workers were among those yesterday denied economic loss claims against Esso that were launched in a class action after the Longford plant explosions in 1998.

Union bid to extend telco award coverage

With the major telecommunications companies already covered by the new industry award, the telco unions are now going after the smaller players.

No specified pay rise under new tobacco deal

British American Tobacco and the AWU have had a novel agreement certified this week that treats salaried and wages employees equally and provides pooled sick leave and six months paid maternity leave, but no specified pay rise.