In a massive blow to the Odco independent contracting system, a full bench of South Australia's Workers Compensation Tribunal has today upheld a ruling that a labour hire worker under the system was an employee rather than a contractor.
Employers should be barred in most cases from collecting employees' genetic information and privacy protection laws should be extended to cover genetic information in employment records held by private sector employers, according to an Australian Law Reform Commission report released today.
The first federal enterprise agreement for natural health products manufacturer Blackmores Limited provides market-based pay rises and a 10% profit share for almost 240 employees.
Queensland IRC rejects agreement that expired before certification application; AIRC puts non-union agreement on hold while discrimination case heard; SA Water provides 8% pay rise and maternity leave for all-male workforce; Savers Inc agreement fails on four fronts; Sensis appeals good faith bargaining ruling; and CPSU says Teletech workers trailing the pack.
The AIRC has warned the CSIRO that making a top researcher redundant while she had an outstanding grievance could expose it to unfair dismissal proceedings and rejected another worker's claim after finding that the inclusion of shop stewards in the employer's redundancy process added to its credibility.
Telstra confirms plans to cut 3,000 jobs; Funeral for CPSU's Reynolds tomorrow; PC's chairman gets five more years; Digest released for Abbott's legislation to curb roping-in of small employers; and NSW Labor Council report now available.
