The AIRC on Friday certified a new three-year non-union agreement for pilots and first officers employed by Qantas subsidiary Jetstar that pays a 3% annual increase and extends coverage to the new base in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Productivity on the Adelaide docks reached a new high of more than 30 container movements an hour in the June quarter, while in other ports productivity reached a plateau between 2001 and 2004, according to the Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics.
Women comprise 58% of education sector employees and 51% of its full-time workers, but account for only 28% of chief executives and 43% of managers, according to a new report by the federal equal opportunity agency.
Unlawful dismissal claimaints will be eligible for Federal Government grants of up to $4,000 for legal advice on their sacking, under a new policy announced by Prime Minister John Howard today.
The Queensland branch of the ETU has negotiated pay rises averageing about 10% a year with 20 contractors employing around 1,500 members, in deals that exploit the State's shortage of qualified electricians.
The Reserve Bank has struck a deal with the FSU that pays its 311 agreement-covered employees a 4% annual pay rise – well shy of the 4.5% mark that sets off the central bank’s wage growth alarm bells.
CFMEU seeks compensation for high fuel prices; Ratio of HR practitioners to employees on the rise; and Telstra unions to run campaign against job and service cuts.
University deal is one of first to comply with HEWRRs, says union; Only 16% of employers have mature-age workers policy; US statistics bureau reveals 10 most dangerous jobs; and unions say Liberals, not taxpayers, should pay for advertising campaign for second wave IR changes.
