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Gillard on unemployment, and more ...
12 March, 2010In an interview this week, Deputy Prime Minister and IR Minister Julia Gillard commented on a number of matters including: unemployment figures for February; the equal pay case; industrial disputes; building cop legislation; and labour force figures. Read full article...
Jobs and wages: statistics and comment
12 March, 2010Employment indicator for March down: DEEWR; Wages down, unfair dismissal applications up: DEEWR; Jobs: churn and growth — Drake. Read full article...
Shiftworkers’ entitlements — agreement silent
12 March, 2010Entitlements of shiftworkers can be complicated when there is no specific mention of shiftwork in an agreement. Read full article...
Employer not responsible for after-hours drinking
12 March, 2010A Victorian technician who claimed his frequent work travel led him to become a drug-addicted alcoholic has been denied common law damages, with the Supreme Court ruling his employer had no control over his after-hours activities. Read full article...
Unemployment at 5.3% — up 0.1% from January
12 March, 2010Australia’s unemployment rate was at 5.3% (seasonally adjusted) in February — up 0.1% from the downwardly revised 5.2% observed in January. Read full article...
Four tips to identify correct modern award
11 March, 2010On 1 January this year, 123 modern awards came into effect. From among this group, employers need to identify which of these modern awards covers their employees. In most cases, the content does not entirely replicate the content of the previous federal and state awards that have now been replaced. So this can be a challenging task. Here are four useful tips to assist. Read full article...
Abbott firm on paid parental leave, but when?
11 March, 2010Tony Abbott has indicated no real timeline for implementing his paid parental leave though he said it would not happen until at least 2013. Read full article...
Equal pay campaign kicks off with national test case
11 March, 2010Australian Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick, welcomed today’s launch of the Australian Services Union test case in Fair Work Australia — the country’s first equal pay test case under the new legislation. Read full article...