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Regulator conducting "major investigation" into HSU branch

The FWC's general manager is conducting a "major investigation" into a Health Services Union branch in Victoria, which is continuing after the former Registered Organisations Commission launched it about two years ago.

NTEU's Indigenous employment gains set union "benchmark"

The NTEU has contributed to a doubling of Indigenous employment in tertiary education over the past two decades, by creating a "unique" union structure and using collective bargaining to establish employment targets and other Indigenous-specific provisions in enterprise agreements, an academic says.

No more "compliance for compliance's sake": RO review

The process of obtaining an entry permit should be "no more than onerous" than that for a passport unless there are "good grounds" for suspecting the applicant might not be a fit and proper person, according to the Booth-Hamberger review of regulation of registered organisations.

Fels to run ACTU "price gouging" inquiry

The ACTU has ramped up the prosecution of its case that profits rather than wages are fuelling inflation, securing former ACCC chair Alan Fels to conduct a public inquiry into "price gouging" and unfair pricing practices.

AWU membership up, but CFMMEU's down as union splits

After years of battles with the organisations regulator over inaccurate membership records, the AWU has increased its supporter base by 1.5% in the latest reporting period, while the warring CFMMEU has shed 9,000 or 6% of its members in the last two reporting years.

"Misclassified" casuals need quick path to entitlements: ACTU

The ACTU is calling on the Albanese Government to make it easier for those "misclassified" as casuals to recover their full entitlements, with its research showing casual workers earn nearly 11% less than permanent employees of the same skill level or occupation and most are in long-term arrangements.

Most women experiencing painful periods at work: Survey

Three-quarters of working women are suffering from painful periods, according to a continuing survey conducted by Maurice Blackburn that it is seeking to open up to a broader audience, as it prepares to use the data to lobby for reproductive leave and flexible work arrangements.

Growing union "wage premium" not good news: Peetz

The increasing "wage premium" for union members underlines the importance of reforms such as multi-employer bargaining and going even further to prevent the disparity growing wider, according to a leading IR academic, who counterintuitively says the divergence is not a good development for employee organisations.

Union density meets pandemic cliff: ABS

Union density has dropped significantly from 14.3% to 12.5% over the past two years and almost 10 percentage points a decade for the past 30 years, according to ABS data released today.

80% rise in FWO litigation: Report

The FWO has hit a new high in the cases it has taken to court, as it continues to target large corporates and adds universities to its priority list, according to the watchdog's annual report.