In the wake of the union campaign against key aspects of the Howard Government's second wave IR plans, Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Andrew announced today that he will remove the OEA's compliance function and hand it to the low-profile Office of Workplace Services, which will double its inspector numbers.
The Victorian Law Reform Commission has recommended a generally "light touch" regulatory system to protect workers' privacy, but with mandatory codes, prohibitions and civil penalties for extreme forms of covert surveillance and genetic testing.
Building industry participants must now notify Australian Building and Construction Commissioner John Lloyd if they initiate or are involved in any court action under the Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act or the Workplace Relations Act.
Eleven days ago the John Holland Group initiated bargaining periods against the CFMEU on two construction projects in Perth. It has now followed that up by taking advantage of a rarely-used provision in the WA IR Act to notify the union that it plans to "retire" from the state agreement currently covering those sites.
Some 1,500 journalists and photographers working on metropolitan daily newspapers for Rupert Murdoch's News Limited will have their conditions protected from the Howard Government's second wave IR changes and receive a 7.5% pay rise over two years, under an agreement certified by the AIRC today.
The AIRC on Friday certified a new three-year non-union agreement for pilots and first officers employed by Qantas subsidiary Jetstar that pays a 3% annual increase and extends coverage to the new base in Christchurch, New Zealand.
ABCC opens for business on Monday; Preference move a blow to CPSU leadership team; Less than 150 unlawful dismissal claims in 2003-04; Function centre says AWA’s benefits lie in training; and Andrews to appear on Insiders program on Sunday.
Female part-time casual workers are poorly paid for their occupational status compared to their permanent equivalents, earning about 10% less than women in part-time permanent employment, according to a new research paper.
