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Limit minimum pay rise to 2%: ACCI

The FWC's minimum wage panel should award an increase of no more than 2% in this year's annual wage review, according to peak employer group ACCI, partly to correct "errors" in the Commission's analysis in its last two rulings.

Regulator conducting "major investigation" into HSU branch

The FWC's general manager is conducting a "major investigation" into a Health Services Union branch in Victoria, which is continuing after the former Registered Organisations Commission launched it about two years ago.

Farmers' IR body interred after seven decades

After more than 70 years of providing IR services to Victorian farming employers, the Victorian Farmers Federation Industrial Association has been wound up.

No more "compliance for compliance's sake": RO review

The process of obtaining an entry permit should be "no more than onerous" than that for a passport unless there are "good grounds" for suspecting the applicant might not be a fit and proper person, according to the Booth-Hamberger review of regulation of registered organisations.

$44K payout after reasonable adjustments failure

A heavy vehicle diesel mechanic who suffered a non-work-related wrist injury has won $44,000 in damages after his employer failed to offer reasonable adjustments and made "clumsy" and "ill-informed" attempts to re-engage him while awaiting "full clearance".

FWC to hear childcare supported bargaining case in August

In the first test of new supported bargaining laws, the FWC will hear in mid-August the landmark application to authorise multi-employer negotiations involving 65 employers and 12,000 workers in the early childhood education and care sector.

"Offensive" if work undervaluation not addressed: ACTU

The ACTU says it would be "offensive" not to heed new Fair Work Act gender equality and secure work objectives that significantly boost the case for a bigger lift to the minimum wage and award rates given the over-representation of award-reliant women in low-paid, insecure jobs.

Get deals done ahead of bargaining changes, AHEIA urges

The Australian Higher Education Industrial Association says it is doing its job by developing a roadmap for securing fast rollover agreements to avoid universities being "roped in" to multi-employer deals.

Payday for Bielecki after ROC's axing

The winding-up of the ROC early next month is set to trigger a compensation payment of about $130,000 for Registered Organisations Commissioner Mark Bielecki.

NTEU pushing back against non-union deals

New NTEU national secretary Damien Cahill says the union is seeking to replicate recent flagship deals but is disappointed some universities are offering agreements directly to staff, while the head of the Australian Higher Education Industrial Association suggests more non-union deals might be on the way.