The Coalition has called on the Gillard Government to set up a website to make it easier for small business to make submissions to the Fair Work review.

The Federal Government is prepared to support Australian manufacturing jobs by ‘buying Australian’ for the armed services, but not at any price, according to Manufacturing Minister Kim Carr.

Community sector groups have welcomed the gender pay case decision that has awarded up to 41% pay increases across eight years, but are seeking assurance that federal and state governments will fund the increase.

Major employer organisations have backed the dissenting judgment in the equal remuneration case, calling the outcome ‘disturbing‘, ‘a huge risk’ and warning that it could flow on to other sectors.

Employers found it slightly easier to fill their skilled vacancies in 2011, compared to 2010, according to the latest DEEWR figures.

Adelaide poultry processor and distributor BPL Adelaide has back paid 112 staff at its Wingfield plant almost $60,000, after it was discovered the company had been underpaying its workers.

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