More news - page 1866 of 2234

Democrats trash Cole Bill after $65m spent on inquiry

The Democrats have today dashed the Howard Government's hopes of passing its Cole legislation, revealing the party will oppose passage of the bill "outright", because it "cannot be salvaged or amended".

Employees to choose super fund from July 2005

The Democrats and the Howard Government have today announced they have reached agreement on introducing a choice of superannuation regime from July 1 next year, while a former advisor to PM Paul Keating says 9% super contributions will provide adequate retirement incomes.

Employers to oppose WA unions' redundancy claim

The CCI of WA will oppose in full a UnionsWA application seeking a maximum of 16 weeks redundancy pay for the State's employees without many of the limitations imposed by the AIRC in its recent test case decision.

News in brief, June 18, 2004

NSW IRC re-opens teachers' pay case; Challenge to training bond ruling; Queensland State Wage Case starts next month; Meal allowance up for Queensland award workers; LHMU mounts appeal court challenge to exclusion from convention centre agreement; Queensland Budget funds online lodgment system for State IRC; and Origin of small business redundancy exemption might lie in early '80s recession, says report.

Another Victorian power distributor wants bargaining period ended

With protected action against three Victorian electricity distributors still suspended for another month, the AIRC will next week hear an application by a fourth company, AGL's electricity distribution arm Agility, to terminate the ETU, ASU and APESMA's bargaining periods.

Non-union deals continue to fail over written notices

In further examples of non-union collective deals failing to get certified because employees weren't properly notified of their right to be represented by a union, the AIRC has within a week knocked back two more agreements.

Age discrimination laws not a big stick

The Howard Government has conceded that its new laws outlawing age discrimination are aimed at encouraging attitudinal change rather than constraining business flexibility.

TWU seeks access to employers' induction processes

In a new strategy to boost recruitment, the TWU will seek provisions in all state and federal enterprise agreements to oblige employers to notify the union of new starters and give it access to employee induction sessions.

Employers, unions agree on doubling carers' leave to 10 days

In a significant development in the work and family test case, the ACTU and major employer groups are expected tomorrow to finalise the details of an agreement that would double to 10 days a year employees' access to paid sick leave for carers' leave purposes.