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.
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.
Federal Court upholds penalty ruling against Brisbane Council; Barrier Industrial Council celebrates 80th anniversary; and Clarifications on restraint ruling and British American Tobacco articles.
In a crucial ruling on what reinstatement means, a Federal Court full bench majority has upheld an abattoir's right to put a dismissed worker back on the payroll without actually giving him a job.
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.
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.
New anti-bullying guidance in Victoria; Airport security guards win pay increase; AIRC changes rules to deal with pattern bargaining; World Bank report outlines benefits of unions, collective bargaining; and Hulls and McClelland call for change on work and family.
Senate hearings into the Government's ambitious bid to extend the reach of federal unfair dismissal laws begin on Monday, with the AiG to argue that the proposed legislation should go even further and cover unfair contracts too.