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Court issues guidance on creditors' representation

The Federal Court has made it clear it is prepared to issue orders to allow unions to represent their members at creditors meetings, if they can prove there are exceptional circumstances.

Ansett employees win extra $8 million in entitlements

Hundreds of former Ansett employees have obtained an extra $8 million in entitlements following a Federal Court interpretation of the award and enterprise agreement covering the airline's licenced aircraft engineers.

Union membership still in decline

Union membership has fallen to a new low of 23.1% of all employees and 18% of private sector workers, according to new ABS data.

One week's notice unfair, rules NSW IRC

An independent contractor who had his contract terminated for safety breaches has won his s106 unfair contracts case in the NSW IRC, after it found he should have been given five months notice instead of one week.

Cooper s106 case seeks $3.5m from Commbank

The NSW IRC has acceded to the joinder of a high-profile group of s106 unfair contract applicants, including FAI identity Brad Cooper, in a case that could raise some novel issues.

Calculation error tainted "reasonableness" finding: bench

A worker has won his appeal against a ruling that he didn't make sufficient attempts to settle an unfair dismissal claim, after a NSW IRC full bench found the Commission had made incorrect calculations that tainted the perceived "reasonableness" of his actions.

Use caution before dismissing workers for absences

Employers should be cautious about using employee absences as a ground for dismissal or disciplinary action before investigating the causes of it, a workplace lawyer has warned.

News in brief, March 31, 2003

AIRC begins 2003 Living Wage Case hearings; Abbott attacks AIRC's "clubby, cosy" approach to settling disputes; and Qantas cuts back workforce as Gulf War and Asian respiratory illness hits demand.

Work/care collision needs to be addressed: Pocock

Against a fundamental shift in the way work is performed in Australia, two things havent changed - society's deep beliefs about what makes a good mother, and men's low contribution to unpaid work in the home, according to a leading academic.

NZ to tackle work/life balance, with non-standard employment an ongoing issue

The New Zealand Government will later this year conduct an inquiry into the balance between work and life, in response to concerns that demands for an increasingly flexible labour market are having a detrimental affect on family life and the community as a whole, according to the country191s Minister of Labour.