John Howard's approach to IR is the first betrayal of his post-election promise that his Government wouldn't become arrogant as a result of its Senate majority, ACTU secretary Greg Combet told the AWU's biennial national conference on the Gold Coast today.
Multinational companies such as Bluescope Steel, Pilkington, Alcoa and Exxon/Esso could be exposed to coordinated international industrial action, under a new strategic alliance struck between the AWU and the US steel union.
A company was justified in sacking an electrical technician for misconduct after he worked on a boiler without obtaining a safety permit, the NSW IRC has held.
Goward launches new work and family campaign; Alcoa seeks s127 orders to end strike over alleged sex toy gift; ASU members vote up Qantas deal; and Parliamentary independent contractor inquiry not to hold hearing until March.
A NSW council has been ordered to pay a former general manager $139,000 in salary and bonuses after the State IRC found his contract was terminated early and without adequate notice.
Hearings mid-month for independent contracting and right of entry inquiries; DEWR presses on with non-union deal despite rejection by employees; ACCI pushes for funding of ABCC; Victorian Supreme Court reserves in long service leave for casuals case; Connor elected as MEAA Victorian branch head; and new jobs for Jones and Gostencnik.
A proposed redefinition of the term "worker" under NSW workers compensation laws would deem all labour hire workers to be employees, regardless of how they are engaged.
