New federal dismissal law: what we don’t know (21/08/2008)  |
The unfair dismissal amendments made via WorkChoices in 2006 will be wound back to some extent by the Forward with Fairness changes due to commence on 1 January 2010. But, probably, not by enough to avoid continuing problems, according to a presenter at a major industrial relations conference in Sydney last week. |
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| IR news wrap — 21/08/08 (21/08/2008) |
CFMEU versus Rio's non-union strategy; Protection of apprentices — Tasmanian campaign; Fruit and veg industry — Qld audit. |
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| Burnt-out workers less likely to accept help (21/08/2008) |
Employees with symptoms of burnout are actually less likely to participate in work-based interventions (such as stress reduction or occupational training) than other workers, researchers say. |
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| Having kids stops work promotion: research (21/08/2008) |
Having children is a career 'killer' according to new Australian research, which found over two-thirds of women who take maternity leave do not get promoted. |
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| Council workers out of national IR system (21/08/2008) |
Unions are claiming victory in their campaign to exclude local government workers from the national IR system, with a Federal Court decision confirming a Qld council is not a ‘constitutional corporation’. |
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| SA State Wage case 2008 — $24.50 per week rise (21/08/2008) |
The SA Industrial Relation Commission has granted state award-covered workers in South Australia a $24.50 per week increase on minimum rates. |
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| Demotion not justified on OHS risk (20/08/2008) |
A foreign-born worker’s poor literacy skills was not an OHS risk, a NSW tribunal has ruled — finding his employer should have provided him training to complete the necessary administrative safety tasks rather than choosing to demote him. |
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