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Toyota deal provides pay rise of up to 21% over four years

Unions at Toyota have won four years of shelter from the Howard Government's looming second wave of IR change, after striking an in-principle deal that provides an 18% pay rise, plus extra employer superannuation contributions and up to 3% in bonuses.

Court slams Taskforce for pursuing trivial case; CFMEU penalised in WA

The Building Industry Taskforce's prosecution of an employer for paying $300 in strike pay to each of four employees was "much ado about nothing" and the contravention of the law was so minor no penalty was warranted, the Federal Court has found today.

Government forces IR change on universities

As foreshadowed by Federal Education Minister, Brendan Nelson, a fortnight ago, the Federal Government will reintroduce later this year its defeated plan to link more than $300 million of higher education funding to IR change.

CPSU can cover outsourced work: Federal Court

A long-running battle by IBM GSA and EDS Australia against the CPSU's efforts to follow IT workers whose jobs were outsourced by Telstra ended today in the Federal Court.

Queensland gender pay equity case begins next week

A Queensland IRC full bench will next week begin considering whether a large attraction and retention payment to a power company’s predominantly male technical workforce - while clerical workers get a lower increase – contravenes the State's gender pay equity principles and renders the deal ineligible for certification.

Compulsory mini-skirts not sex discrimination, Court finds

A gaming room attendant forced by a Sydney hotel to wear a mini skirt to work has had her sex discrimination claim rejected, with the Federal Magistrate's Court finding that she was effectively arguing that her employer took advantage of her sexuality.

News in brief, April 27, 2005

CPI up 2.4% annually, 0.7% in quarter; Recruitment company says employers failing to align job reality with employment “brand”; AIRC certifies Jetstar-ASU deal; Flight attendants voting on whether to re-consider Australian Airlines offer; and Ansett employees set to get 83.3% of what they’re owed.