Latest news and cases
Nurses deny saying FWA ‘worse than WorkChoices’
9 February, 2010Australian Nursing Federation has issued a blanket denial that it has ever said the Fair Work industrial relations system is ‘worse than WorkChoices’, and called on Opposition Leader Tony Abbott to withdraw the claim. Read full article...
Slump in executive demand points to tough times ahead
9 February, 2010The falling demand for executives in January indicates Australia is moving into the toughest period of the global financial crisis in the first six months of this year, according to the E. L. Index. Read full article...
Extreme union leader ‘untrustworthy’, says Rudd
9 February, 2010Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has attacked Victoria's ETU secretary Dean Mighell, saying he ‘wouldn’t trust him as far as he could throw him’. Read full article...
Revamped migration program to better meet skills shortages, govt says
9 February, 2010Reforms announced by the Federal Government to the permanent skilled migration program will be ‘demand-driven’ rather than supply-driven, favouring the ‘best and brightest’, independent skilled migration visa applicants — those with in-demand advanced skills and qualifications — so that the needs of the economy, in sectors and regions where there are shortages of skilled workers, are met. Read full article...
ACTU to seek substantial minimum wage increase
9 February, 2010The ABC reports that unions are set to launch an aggressive minimum wage push, calling for pay rises of between $30 and $40 a week in the Minimum Wage Case this year. Meanwhile, a Sydney conference — ‘Leading your organisation effectively in 2010’ — will be held in March where one of the themes will be ‘Navigating through Workplace Relations in 2010’. Read full article...
Equipment lost — dismissal complied with code
9 February, 2010A dental practice complied with the small business fair dismissal code, when it sacked a dental nurse for defrauding the business, the FWA has found. Read full article...
Policy flexibility for employer to change allowances, etc, stalls agreement
8 February, 2010Fair Work Australia has required changes in a proposed agreement to remove a provision that would have allowed an employer to unilaterally change the content of an HR manual to reduce employees' entitlements to allowances and public holiday pay rates. Read full article...
SA fast-food sector targeted with random audits
8 February, 2010The Fair Work Ombudsman has signalled plans to step up scrutiny of South Australian fast-food and take-away businesses. Read full article...