The AIRC has this week certified a s170LJ agreement that had been voted up by more than 1,000 workers at the Electrolux manufacturing site at Orange NSW, despite unions refusing to endorse it because of seasonal working hours provisions.
A NSW tribunal has ruled that methadone addiction constitutes a disability under the State Anti-Discrimination Act, after allowing a worker to proceed with his claim that he was mistreated when his employer found out about his drug use.
Wage rises in June quarter federal enterprise agreements have climbed to an average of 4.4% per employee, after public sector agencies paid big increases to their employees.
Optus employees have voted up a new s170LK agreement that significantly boosts paid parental leave, despite some CEPU state branches campaigning against the deal.
In two NSW IRC rulings at the intersection of the employment law and sporting arenas, the tribunal has found a football coach's contract became unfair when his club dismissed him for fighting, while a full bench has allowed a long-serving ground announcer to proceed with his unfair dismissal claim.
Victoria's public sector union is pushing to link its members' pay movements to those of State politicians, reduce hours to 35 a week and boost annual leave to six weeks, in its bargaining claim for 25,000 workers in the Victorian Public Service.
Women aged between 25 and 34 are the most under-utilised players in the labour market and are central to combating the effects of an ageing workforce, according to a new study.
Low-paid workers will be entitled to dollar-for-dollar payments up to a limit of $1,000 if they make voluntary contributions to superannuation, following a deal between the Democrats and the Howard Government.
Geelong Wool Combing, which has locked out almost 100 employees from its Corio site for the past five months, has made a revised application to terminate its expired 2001 agreement with the TCFU, after the AIRC refused to do so on Friday.
The Master Builders Association has called for more far-reaching changes to some areas of bargaining than those recommended by the Cole Royal Commission into the construction industry.
