Thousands of Victorian employers could face backpay claims, after an AIRC full bench today didn't rule on a finding that thousands of "subscriber members" of the employer body were in fact full members and respondent to federal awards via their membership.
Victorian construction union leader Martin Kingham says Grocon has brought forward its Christmas closedown to tomorrow to prevent the union having access to members ahead of Wednesday's ballot on the company's s170LK agreement.
Industry and financial analysts are failing to grasp the impact of IR and HR management on companies' performance, the Institute of Public Affairs said today as WR Minister Tony Abbott launched its new "capacity to manage" index.
The LHMU seeks 10% a year at Crown Casino; Union urges Burswood workers to abandon AWA for award; Workers vote down new agreement at Treasury; and AIRC reinstates Jupiters dealer dismissed for gambling.
The Government's new car industry plan, announced today, has made no link between future assistance and IR reform, with the manufacturing employers' new fighting fund seemingly one of the factors tipping the balance in favour of a more hands-off approach.
The long-running battle over wages and conditions for Queensland furnishing industry employees is set to continue, with a full bench of the AIRC stating that grounds for setting aside a 1999 award "seem irresistible".
The ACT could become the first Australian jurisdiction with industrial manslaughter laws, after the Territory's Government introduced legislation to Parliament today.
An AIRC full bench majority has found that Rio Tinto subsidiary Pacific Coal unfairly dismissed 16 mineworkers it made redundant four years ago, but has quashed their reinstatement and awarded no compensation.
Centrelink workers will again walk off the job from mid-day tomorrow following the agency's decision last week to sideline the CPSU and offer a non-union deal.
Publicly-listed childcare provider ABC Learning Centres has offered its workers $1,000 in shares for signing up to a new AWA proposal, sparking a dispute with the LHMU over pay and conditions.
