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Andrews to introduce Victorian legislation this month

Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Andrews plans this month to introduce his legislation to provide federal award coverage to hundreds of thousands of Victorian workers, despite failing to reach agreement with the Bracks Government on the terms of the deal.

CFMEU organiser gets three months behind bars

A CFMEU construction and general division NSW branch organiser has been imprisoned for three months for perjury, after a court convicted him for giving false evidence to the Cole Royal Commission into the building and construction industry last year.

CFMEU's Setka guilty, court finds

CFMEU construction and general division Victorian branch organiser John Setka will appeal against today's finding by the Melbourne Magistrates Court that he was guilty of the criminal offence of threatening or intimidating a Grocon manager who was to give evidence in the AIRC.

Andrews to legislate to accept further Victorian referral

Victoria's two-tier system of employment conditions is set to come to an end, after Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Andrews announced he would accept the referral of the common rule award-making power from the State.

News in brief, October 31, 2003

New HREOC president attacks human rights bill for undermining Commission's independence; and termination, change and redundancy statement spells out duty of Queensland employers to genuinely consult, say unions.

Bench ends "matters pertaining" confusion, says look at whole deal

In a major decision that will end uncertainty over the vexed "matters pertaining" issue, a full bench of the AIRC has departed from Atlas Steels and held that provisions in deals do not need to be considered and approved in isolation.

PC proposes new duty for employers

The Productivity Commission has floated the idea of imposing a "positive duty" on employers to identify and remedy barriers to employing people with disabilities, after finding the Disability Discrimination Act had failed to reduce discrimination in employment.

NSW Supreme Court ignores State IRC's Reich ruling

A court ruling last week confirms that the NSW IRC and Supreme Court have different views on whether a breach of contract case can be brought under the s106 unfair contract provisions of the State's IR Act.

Democrats give Government some hope on law enforcement bills

The Democrats have thrown the Government a few small crumbs in their fairly open-ended response to three bills proposing a tougher IR law-enforcement regime, but seem largely unconvinced that major change is required.

Ombudsman refers Puplick matter to ICAC and DPP

The NSW Ombudsman has referred its investigation into the behaviour of former Anti-Discrimination Board head and Privacy Commissioner, Chris Puplick, to both ICAC and the Director of Public Prosecutions.