The Tasmanian Industrial Commission has flowed on the federal safety net increase of $17 a week to the State's low paid workers and boosted the minimum supported wage for disabled workers to $60.
Eleventh-hour agreement prevents industrial action at Ford; AIRC says planned strike at PBR not protected due to notice failure; Channel Seven counts its votes amid policy push from union email ban; and RTBU voices early concerns over new Pacific National proposal.
WR Minister Tony Abbott has today urged private sector employers to break down barriers between capital and labour by introducing employee share ownership schemes, while the head of a technology company said employers must provide their employees with access to shares to be internationally competitive.
The outsourcing to India of call centre customer service functions for Coles Myer's credit card has been reversed, with the ACTU claiming the decision has been driven by a consumer backlash.
The RTBU has told former Freightcorp and National Rail employees that their new employer's pay offer of a 7% wage rise plus lump sum payments of up to $7,000 "goes nowhere near compensating" them for conditions they will lose in the switch to the new two-year Pacific National deal.
PC confirms quantum leap in waterfront productivity; Abbott says ABCC to have 200 watchdogs on the job; and ACTU opposed to national workers191 compensation scheme.
In separate rulings that examine the processes used by employers to dismiss workers suspected of theft, the actions of two Queensland employers have been found fair.
The ACTU's executive has resolved today to oppose across-the-board pre-election tax cuts by the Howard Government, saying they want money spent on improving health care and education for their members.