In what could be an important test of the ability of non-union employees to validly notify protected industrial action, Esso has this evening applied for s127 orders against industrial action planned by offshore oil workers represented by MUA shelf company MUA-HTS.
Unions that fit criteria for both enterprise and traditional employee associations can only seek registration under the Workplace Relations Act's enterprise union provisions, following an IRC full bench ruling today on the Victorian Principals Federation.
Most of the one-third of Victorians continuing to work under the Kennett Government's industry sector system don't get the overtime rates of pay, annual leave loading, weekend penalty rates or shift allowances enjoyed by federal award employees, according to a new workplace survey commissioned by the Victorian IR Taskforce.
Australia's biggest labour supply company, Adecco, is committed to ensuring its temp workers receive equal pay with permanent employees at all sites it supplies, says its Asia Pacific CEO, Ray Roe.
Employers could face hefty fines or in extreme cases imprisonment if they fail to check the entitlement of new employees to work in Australia, under proposed immigration legislation due to take effect from November. Employers will be required to check documents such as birth certificates, drivers licences or passports to be sure of avoiding penalties.
Hearings have finished in a crucial case in South Australia in which the ASU is seeking to win greater job security for existing casuals, and prevent further casualisation of the workforce.
The Queensland Government will know this Saturday whether the state's 40,000 teachers will accept its latest bargaining proposal, which deals with teacher numbers and working-time issues but leaves wage increases to the IRC to determine.
AXA Australia has provided a 4% a year performance pay pool and introduced standardised hours for its three separate arms under a new agreement negotiated with the Finance Sector Union.
