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News in brief, February 9, 2004

Strong economic growth could drive up wages in 2005, says Reserve; Work and family debate needs new focus on work patterns of fathers, says new study of children's views about their parents' work; Free trade deal threatens domestic jobs, says ACTU; AIRC chairs bargaining between Victorian public service, while prison officers back at work; Substantial frontbench reshuffle expected after Beattie's big win; Federal Magistrates Court now hearing 65% of federal discrimination claims; and ILO says benefits of eliminating child labour outweigh costs.

Simplified pay and rostering under rail deal: Corrigan

Pacific National's new agreement, which has been voted up by its 2,400 employees, will introduce a single pay system and simplify rostering, Patrick chair Chris Corrigan told the conglomerate's AGM.

GE Capital agreement not "overly generous": ASU

Around 800 call centre and clerical employees of financial services provider GE Capital have received improved leave provisions and a 4% wage increase over three years under a s170LK deal which bypasses the ASU.

Nothing objectionable in union encouragement clause: AIRC

A full bench of the AIRC has certified a multi-business agreement between McDonald's and the SDA for the food chain's WA franchises, finding nothing objectionable in a union encouragement clause similar to others knocked out previously by the Commission.

450,000 low paid in Victoria, says new report

One in four Victorians are low paid workers earning less than $13 an hour, a proportion that has remained unchanged since 2000, according to a new Victorian Government study.

ETU bans to begin next week as distributors hit with claim

An increase in apprentices is the Victorian branch of the ETU's priority claim in its latest bargaining round with the state's electricity distributors, which it will back up with industrial action beginning next week.

Regular casuals eligible for permanency at Sydney University

Sydney University and the CPSU-SPSF and the NTEU have finalised a deal that will deliver 2,000 non-academic employees a pay rise of 18% over 42 months, a $1,000 sign-on bonus, casual conversion rights and a pacesetting paid maternity leave entitlement.


Labor to put time limits on AIRC dismissal cases

Labor has amended its IR policy platform to include imposing time limits on the AIRC's determination of unfair dismissal claims and giving preference to suppliers who comply with its IR policies.