The President of the AIRC, Justice Geoffrey Guidice, has warned that the Commission could not deliver the same standard of dispute resolution service it did now if Australia's strike rate increased significantly.
The High Court has canvassed the issue of whether employers are responsible for deliberate illegal acts by employees that are outside the scope of their jobs.
Four days have been set aside in the Victorian Magistrates' Court to hear charges against CFMEU (construction division) State secretary, Martin Kingham, over his refusal to hand over information to the Cole Royal Commission.
The Queensland Government and unions have agreed to new rules to govern public sector bargaining, while two State IRC members have been promoted to deputy president.
Groundbreaking new research on absence rates shows workplaces which require medical certificates for sick days preceding or following public holidays and weekends have absence rates substantially lower than average.
In an agreement that sets a new benchmark for family friendly provisions in the shipping industry, P&O has provided its predominantly female administrative workforce with 14 weeks paid maternity leave.
The ACCI is pushing the Federal Government to heavily amend a bill to be introduced in the current Parliamentary sitting that puts employee entitlements ahead of secured creditors when a corporation collapses.
US labour regulator to address Adelaide conference on joint employment concept; Qantas delays finger scanning after union protests; New youth employment rights website for WA; CSR union seeks rule change; Union wins protection for hospital workers; and former DEWR head Shergold to lead PM's department.
NSW IRC reserves in massive Macquarie Bank costs case; AIRC upholds dismissal in harassment case; Dispute settled after employer wins interlocutory restraint on picket; Landmark ruling on link between workplace stress and cancer; and casino surveillance officer wins compensation.