Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Andrews has this morning introduced his bill to override state right of entry laws and restrict union entry for recruitment to twice a year. He has also re-presented the small business unfair dismissal exemption bill, which has been rejected by Parliament more than 40 times.
Victorian IR Minister Rob Hulls is writing to Federal Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Andrews to express his concern that the Federal Government's key IR agencies are encouraging Victorian employers to switch to AWAs to avoid common rule awards next year - despite the award move being the result of a Federal-State agreement.
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission today released a seven-point checklist to help employers draft anti-discrimination policies, as part of a new toolkit for employers.
A survey of the impact of the UK's working time regulations has revealed that British workers have "uniformly limited" knowledge of the laws, and breaches are occurring on a fairly widespread basis.
A South Pacific Tyres site in Melbourne will next week implement a policy banning employees from carrying or using their mobile phones at work except during breaks, in a move likely to be followed by other employers, particularly in blue-collar areas.
The Federal Opposition will support the Howard Government's Electrolux legislation, saying the move will ensure the uncertainty arising from the High Court's ruling will be resolved before Parliament rises on December 9.
AIRC full bench joins three matters pertaining cases, in major Electrolux development; One meal, one allowance for Victorian police; AIRC refuses exceptional matters order over worker's blacklisting; Sakata seeks injunction to halt picket; ACTU says small business pay gap more than $200 and sets up worker hotline; Visy deal sets scene for industry bargaining campaign in 2007; Skipper gets job back after discrimination by employer; Unregistered Queensland prison union can't represent members in dispute; and High turnover for Australian CEOs, says report.
The High Court's interpretation of "matters pertaining" will curtail the benefits flowing from IR deregulation, and it is now up to Parliament to decide whether to remove the post-Electrolux restrictions on the content of agreements by amending the Government’s Electrolux legislation, according to a new Parliamentary Library report.
Queensland's Anti-Discrimination Tribunal has dismissed a claim by two Powerlink Queensland employees that a superannuation offer discriminated against them on the basis of their age.
