The CBA is likely to appeal the Federal Court's invalidation of a key subsidiary's certified agreement, after the court found the bank's strategy to avoid its awards and agreements was akin to the bottom of the harbour tax avoidance schemes of the 1970s.
Australians strongly believe that awards are the best way to set wages and conditions and that individual contracts favour employers, but also say employers and employees should negotiate pay directly, according to a national survey.
A casual labourer was victimised by his former employer when it refused to re-employ him on a new job because he had previously complained to HREOC and had threatened to lodge a further complaint, the Federal Magistrates Court has found.
National Basketball League players will be covered by a three-year agreement negotiated by the MEAA after a Full Bench of the AIRC today approved the deal, subject to variations in paternity leave provisions.
The proportion of medium to large employers providing paid maternity leave has almost doubled since 2001, according to an equal opportunity agency survey, while a new report partially attributes Telstra's 100% return to work rate after maternity leave to its flexible working arrangements.
EDS Australia has lost a ballot to renew its 170LK "People Agreement" after a vigorous union campaign for a "no" vote by APESMA and the ASU in South Australia, where the IT giant's outsourcing agreements with the State Government are up for grabs.
Coca-Cola Amatil is preparing to boost its ability to attract workers as the labour shortage continues, with plans to introduce a new "employer brand" and implement an employee referral program.
Employers who sign enterprise agreements that provide for private arbitration of unfair dismissal claims could expose themselves to substantial fines and damages, in addition to compensation and lost wages, according to senior employment lawyer Ron Baragry.
Prime Minister John Howard says analysis released today that casts doubt over his claim that real wages have grown by 14% in the past nine years is "fundamentally flawed".
