The AIRC has accepted that a major university agreement with extensive union rights provisions doesn’t fall foul of Electrolux, in a decision sure to be relied on by unions in and outside the tertiary education sector.
Female employees at electrical products manufacturer HPM Industries Pty Ltd are entitled to four weeks paid maternity leave, while workers of retirement age can pocket a special one-off $5000 payment if they pass on their skills via an extended notice period, under the company’s fifth-generation enterprise agreement.
Vehicle unions are seeking employer-provided childcare, 12 days paid menstrual leave and 10% annual pay rises in the bargaining claim they've served on Toyota Australia.
Court agrees with ANZ request to put prosecution on hold; Commission clarifies meaning of "continuous service"; NT Parliament passes portable long service leave legislation for construction workers; Victoria agrees to comply with federal construction code; and CFMEU negotiating with Walter's clients in bid to secure entitlements.
The Victorian Government has today unveiled a proposal to allow workers to take two months' long service leave after 10 years, rather than waiting 15 years to access three months leave.
In another bid to extend the reach of the federal IR system, Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Andrews has today reintroduced legislation to ban bargaining fee clauses in state-registered enterprise agreements.
Queensland will mount a constitutional challenge if the Howard Government proceeds with plans to take over the State’s IR system, Premier Peter Beattie said yesterday.
The Federal Government’s right of entry bill is unnecessary and in breach of international law, both the NSW Government and the ACTU argue in their submissions to the Senate inquiry into the legislation. But employers, as expected, are backing the bill, with the ACCI supporting it unchanged and the AiG proposing only minor amendments.
The NSW Police Service has been ordered to pay $10,000 in damages for placing a constable on restricted duties because of an abnormal blood condition called sickle cell trait.
RBA says skill shortages could drive up wages, inflation; Alcoa workers return to job after striking over alleged sex toy gift; and CFMEU threatens to picket Walter debtors who fail to pay up.
