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.
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.
