The Federal Opposition has called today for good faith bargaining laws in the wake of yesterday's Sensis ruling by an AIRC full bench, while labour law academic Anthony Forsyth says the decision still leaves the Commission with considerable powers to make orders that have a similar effect.
The AIRC has today urged Forstaff and the AMWU to reach agreement on giving the union access to the company's Avalon airport premises, after a majority of workers voted this month to end the ALAEA's exclusive coverage of the site.
The QPSU is seeking an arbitrated interim pay rise for prison officers following a breakdown in negotiations, in the last of more than 50 State public sector agreements in the current bargaining round.
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In a decision handed down today, An AIRC full bench has clamped down on a tendency for some Commission members to find there is duty to bargain in good faith.
The ALP has slammed super changes passed by the Senate yesterday that are designed to encourage employee contributions, saying they only benefit high income earners and discriminate against same-sex couples.
In an important decision, a Federal Court full bench has ruled today that the existence of a bargaining period didn't prevent the AIRC from arbitrating an award dispute over severance pay.
The NSW Supreme Court has rejected a senior executive's claim that a company which began paying his $300,000 salary after acquiring his employer's operations was also liable for a $5.4 million termination payout provided under his contract.
Journalists at Fairfax have voted up the wages and profit share components of a proposed agreement struck with the MEAA, but won't give final approval until remaining issues are settled.
