Unions and the term "employee" will disappear in the next 25 to 30 years, leading forecaster Phil Ruthven has told a work-life balance conference in Perth.
The SA IRC has proposed adopting the current Federal Minimum Wage as the new "minimum remuneration standard" under the State's Fair Work Act passed last year.
Universities have dominated this year's Employer of Choice for Women citations from the federal Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency, taking out 21 of the 116 honourable mentions.
Mothers in part-time work are increasingly wanting longer hours, while higher-skilled jobs are associated with greater negative impacts on family life, according to new research.
The Federal Government has hailed a significant reduction in absentee rates among Centrelink employees, attributed by the agency to new initiatives including early intervention and rehabilitation and more flexible working arrangements.
Employees at the University of Ballarat have launched a class action, claiming the employer has breached the Workplace Relations Act by making false and misleading statements about the AWAs it is offering.
A management consultancy has lost a provisional bid to restrain competition from two former top executives who left the company late last year to start their own rival business.
A hairdresser who was dismissed while pregnant has been awarded $1,338 in damages, with the Federal Magistrates Court finding that her pregnancy was not the reason for her sacking but it was why she was sent home for a week without pay.
Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner Pru Goward has expressed concern that the Howard Government's award rationalisation process could threaten paid maternity leave and pay equity.
The FSU and National Australia Bank have reached in-principle agreement on a new three-year enterprise deal that doubles paid parental leave to 12 weeks, introduces a week's paid pre-natal leave, protects existing award conditions and delivers a 4% pay increase to most staff - down from 4.5% in the previous deal.
