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.
ANZ and FSU to resume negotiations; Talks begin on integrating CGU Insurance into IAG; Crown workers vote on 12.5% plus 1% deal; and oil unions recommend 15% over three years deal with Esso.
WR Minister Tony Abbott will introduce legislation to Parliament in the session beginning tomorrow to punish union officials who defy court or tribunal orders, but is yet to finalise drafting a "priority" bill to require unions to get authorisation from members before affiliating to political parties.
In a unique re-unionisation strategy developed solely for the Pilbara, the four unions at Rio Tinto's giant Hamersley Iron site have set up and sponsored an unregistered organisation - the Pilbara Mineworkers Union.
Despite experiencing almost a decade of major workplace change, employees aren't getting used to it, with a new ACTU survey showing restructuring is the issue most workers are concerned about.
The AiG is pouring resources into preparing manufacturing employers for Campaign 2003, holding briefing meetings and producing a swathe of new literature for member companies.
