Victorian IR Minister Rob Hulls will today deliver the second reading speech for his legislation to shift low-paid workers in the State onto federal awards, while he will also push WR Minister Tony Abbott to make IR more workable in the building and construction industry.
The union "wage premium" is showing signs of burgeoning, according to the DEWR's latest analysis of enterprise bargaining, with data showing a pay advantage of almost 1%-a-year for workers under union agreements registered at the end of last year.
In the first test of the right of entry provisions under WA's new IR laws, CFMEU assistant State secretary Joe McDonald has defeated an attempt to have his entry permit revoked.
Inconsistent behaviour by senior management at a Pasminco smelter has undermined their insistence on employees strictly adhering to OHS rules, the Tasmanian Industrial Commission has found.
The ACCI has asked the Living Wage full bench to award no pay increase this year to low paid workers in response to the ACTU's $24.60 a week claim, while the AI Group has supported an $11 increase and WR Minister Tony Abbott $12.
The NSW IRC has rejected as "incredible" a s106 unfair contract claim by a State Labor MP's electorate officer that excessive hours, an oppressive workplace and alleged corruption contributed to her development of a psychiatric illness that left her unable to work.
An anaesthetist who stopped receiving referrals from an endoscopic surgeon after going on leave for three months without providing adequate notice has won a s106 unfair contract claim in the NSW IRC.
Big spending by households has led to jobs for the humble sales assistant growing faster than any other category, but despite this, technology is the biggest driver of change, according to new research.
