A year after the NSW Nurses' Association lodged its 15%-plus pay claim despite being in the middle of its existing deal, a full bench of the NSW IRC has indicated a rise may be justified to address both the nursing shortage and pay differentials in the public health sector.
Pregnancy discrimination complaints have more than doubled in the past year and business still sees equal opportunity as a compliance issue rather than a strategic business issue, according to the annual reports of HREOC and the federal equal opportunity agency.
An AIRC full bench has warned against the Commission becoming a forum for inquiring into the conduct of legal representatives, in a ruling that clarifies the law on extending time in unfair dismissal claims.
The fall-out is continuing over the AIRC's finding yesterday that a "subscriber" to VECCI was not protected from federal award respondency, with other employer organisations with similar arrangements now under the spotlight.
The Tasmanian Industrial Commission has rejected a claim by the CFMEU that an employer's request to randomly inspect workers' bags was unreasonable and unlawful.
Workplace Relations Minister Tony Abbott has appointed a South Australian senior public servant with an employer organisation background, Nicholas Wilson, as the new Industrial Registrar.
In a week overflowing with awards for best employment practice, the MD of car parts manufacturer Autoliv Australia Pty Ltd has been recognised for creating a workplace environment that has helped to reduce employee turnover to a staggering 0.5% a year.
The Health Services Union of Australia has recommended that about 20,000 workers reject an initial wages offer from Mayne Health in the organisation's first ever round of bargaining with the union.
More than 20,000 workers at the Australian Tax Office will begin voting on a new s170LJ enterprise agreement from tomorrow, despite the CPSU refusing to endorse the proposed deal.
