The ACTU's executive is expected today to give its support to a work and family test case that seeks to extend unpaid maternity leave to two years and give workers the right to request changes to working hours.
Senior employment lawyer says HR managers ignore implications of NSW OHS Act at their peril; Shipping company fails in High Court; ASU seeks entitlements assurances from Air NZ; and Victorian Greens launch IR policy.
More than 35,000 public school teachers in Queensland have threatened to strike early next year if the Government does not make improved bargaining offers on pay rises, class sizes and behavioural management.
A country abattoir that maintained it had no direct employees has avoided an unfair dismissal claim, with the AIRC finding a labour hire company was the sacked man's real employer.
News Ltd casuals win conversion rights; High Court says AIRC dismissal bench not required to decide on valid reason; PM urges end to early retirement "cult"; judge raises doubts about "tort" of sexual harassment; Kingham re-launches strike novels; Outcry over WA sex worker changes; and clarification of TAC article.
The CFMEU (construction division) has failed in its initial bid to extend to daily hire employees the right to notice and consultation when facing dismissal or redundancy.
The Federal Court has confirmed that employers cannot contract out of an award, in a decision that found two TCFU members were underpaid for work they performed six years ago.
The AIRC has certified a new enterprise agreement for Victoria's Transport Accident Commission that provides about 500 workers with a guaranteed pay rise of 11% over three years and productivity bonuses of up to 5%-a-year.
The decision by former WR Minister Peter Reith to indemnify legal costs for two sub-contractors who unsuccessfully took on the CFMEU (construction division) over freedom of association breaches has cost the tax payer $96,000, Senate Estimates heard yesterday.
