Qantas and the AMWU and AWU have struck an in-principle enterprise deal that allows the airline to schedule RDOs more flexibly at its Sydney and Melbourne maintenance facilities.
ALP slams community legal centres funding cuts; ACTU says Telstra cutting contractor rates; Companies encouraging "walking class heroes"; New providers for EAP; and Correction to charter of employment rights story.
The AIRC has upheld the dismissal of a male Foxtel call centre team leader who sent what was intended to be a humorous reply to another male team leader's sexual fantasy email about a female employee.
The Australian Institute of Employment Rights this week is beginning wide-ranging public consultations on its plan to develop a Charter of Employment Rights to underpin alternatives to the Work Choices laws.
The Federal ALP sought to reassure business representatives about its IR policies at a two-day business forum starting in Sydney today, promising to set up a Council of Business Advisers to formalise consultations if it wins next year's election.
Australia's deregulated labour market has allowed employers to pay more to in-demand skilled workers without causing a wages breakout, Prime Minister John Howard said this morning in a speech in which he attacked Labor's stance on 457 visas and called for a new emphasis on training people already in the workforce.
Employers should decide which agreement operates, says PM; ACTU polling shows support for collective bargaining; After-inflation Australian pay rises lower than global average, survey finds; ABC workers to go out next Thursday; WA IRC reserves on interim reinstatement order in jurisdictional test case; AIRC publishes special contact numbers for days when it's on the move; and Knight joins Andrews' office.
The OEA should produce annual reports that include comprehensive information on AWA pay and conditions, while the AFPC needs to monitor on a regular basis movements in wages and employment conditions among minimum wage workers, according to a new report.
ACTU secretary Greg Combet has clarified how the proposed new collective bargaining rights he outlined on Wednesday would work, while he says polling in marginal seats indicates strong support for the changes unions are seeking.
