New video resume service to save employers money; Survey shows employers slow to adopt paid maternity leave; Casual loadings rise in building awards but not in glass industry; AIRC bench clarifies access to dismissal claims for high-paid; and Western Sydney Orbital workers back on job after deal struck.
An AIRC full bench has stressed that the specific conditions of an agreement must be compared with the underlying award when applying the no disadvantage test, rather than looking at the agreement's overall terms and conditions.
Fair termination bill passes; AIRC passes Sheraton deals after changes to contractors clause; SA IR Court upholds fines for blocking entry to site; and AIRC upholds sacking of mineworker over unauthorised absences.
More than 50,000 teachers in NSW are expected to walk off the job tomorrow over a bargaining dispute, along with thousands more in Western Australia and Victoria, in the first ever national public education strike.
Qantas and TWU resolve labour hire dispute; Commissioner failed to give fair hearing, says bench; NSW Police Commissioner fails to strike out vicarious liability claim; Contractor deeming case proceeds in Queensland; Judge ruminates on confidential information; and Correction to CPSU election article.
In an important win for the AWU, the NSW IRC has ruled that the new owner of the Elura mine in Cobar will have to grant the existing workforce preference of employment when it takes over from tomorrow.
Abbott to release Cole draft on Thursday; Labor to support pregnancy and work legislation; Bill to strengthen s127 passes Lower House; Scholarship to commemorate AWU victim of terrorist attack; and Correction to yesterday's casual exclusion article.
The AMWU has "broken the proverbial back" of Campaign 2003 in Victoria in terms of locking key players into deals and getting consistent outcomes flowing through, according to Victorian secretary, Dave Oliver.
