WFD : The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) has resolved to step up its campaign for public sector enterprise agreements by supporting members during protected action ballots and no votes for proposed agreements. The CPSU governing council met on Thursday and Friday (April 3 and 4) following the Federal Government's release of its APS bargai...
CPSU hits back against bargaining framework
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IR reform needed to ‘save' LNG
Oil and gas producers have called for a new category of agreement in a push for sweeping reform of Australia's industrial relations system. Industry peak body the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) claimed in its report that “without reform”, Australia risks pricing itself out of the global liquefied nat...
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Annual leave modern award update
WFD : The Fair Work Commission has indicated annual close downs and excessive annual leave will be discussed as common issues before the full bench when it hears the full annual leave modern award review. President Justice Iain Ross accepted annual close downs and excessive annual leave were “inter-related” and will be dealt with as par...
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18 named on FWBC ‘shame' list
Eighteen union officials with no valid right of entry permits are named in a list released on the Fair Work Building Commission website on April 9. The Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union Victoria branch dominates the list with 12 named, headed by secretary John Setka. Qld's Kane Pearson and Andrew Temoho and WA's Cam McCullough and Joe McDon...
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Diary
Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law Seminar: April 15, Melbourne. More info . NSW IR Society Conference: May 23 to May 25, Leura. More info here . AMMA Australian Resource People Summit: May 29 and May 30, Perth. More info here . Workplace Research Centre Labour Law Conference: August 25, More info here .
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From ACCI to AMMA
WFD : Former IR director of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) Daniel Mammone is now representing the big end of town, having taken up a position as director of government relations for the Australian Mines and Metals Association (AMMA). Mammone is now working within the AMMA policy and public affairs division and is responsible...
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‘Radical' EA approved despite union opposition -sign of new US influence
Despite its appeal win last month, the Australian Meat Industry Employees Union (AMIEU) has failed to stop Teys Australia from pushing through a ground-breaking, non-union-backed enterprise agreement (EA) for Queensland. The Beenleigh agreement, voted up last year by a narrow margin of 16 votes, represents the first time in at least 16 years that a...
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Editorial team
Editor: David Marin-Guzman, (02) 8587 7682, david.marin-guzman@thomsonreuters.com . Chief Journalist: Paul Karp. Journalist: Steve Andrew. Managing Editor: Peter Schwab. Product code: 3140217190105. Twitter: @WorkforceTR
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Trust breach does not prevent reinstatement to alternative position
A Fair Work Commission full bench has ruled the cmn should consider alternative positions not affected by a loss of trust and confidence when considering whether to order reinstatement in unfair dismissal cases. The bench made the comments when refusing to reinstate a teacher who had been accused of child abuse and was unfairly sacked for disobeyin...
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Police band transfer not a lockout
A Fair Work Commission (FWC) full bench has found that operational transfers are not employer industrial action even if they cause ‘disputes', tearing up an interim order stopping Victoria Police from unilaterally redeploying members of the police band. The bench held whether something was ‘industrial action' was determined by whether i...
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FWC data reveals VP Watson tops bench allocations for DPs
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has moved to release data on full bench allocations following media claims it was excluding pro-employer cmn members from important full bench decisions. The Australian Financial Review reported that last week Deputy President Brendan McCarthy wrote to President Justice Iain Ross about concerns in selecting commission...
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Govt cans skills-productivity agency
The Federal Government has announced it will shut down the Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency (AWPA) and move its work and staff to the Department of Industry. The Gillard govt established AWPA on July 1, 2012 by expanding the roles and functions of its predecessor, Skills Australia. AWPA conducts workforce research on the demand, supply ...
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Shipping deregulation will look at dropping FW Act ‘dead weight'
The Federal Government has flagged it may exempt foreign-flagged ships engaged in coastal trading from the country's industrial relations laws as part of a proposed overhaul of “unnecessary” shipping regulation. Minister for Infrastructure Warren Truss said Australia's domestic shipping industry was “treading water, bound in red t...
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Editor: David Marin-Guzman, (02) 8587 7682, david.marin-guzman@thomsonreuters.com . Chief Journalist: Paul Karp. Managing Editor: Peter Schwab. Product code: 314021719111. Twitter: @WorkforceTR
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Competition review highlights union secondary boycotts
The Federal Government's competition review panel has called for submissions into whether bans on union secondary boycotts are operating effectively, releasing an issues paper on the review yesterday. The inquiry's broad terms of reference “leave nothing off the table”, including revisiting competition exceptions that apply to labour an...
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Union leadership a factor in ROE permit refusal
A delegate of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has refused a right-of-entry (ROE) permit to a building union official, finding his leadership position as assistant branch secretary was a “relevant matter” because of influence over followers. The Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) sought an ROE permit for Kane Pearson, who h...
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Consultation dispute over dobbing policy
The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) has lodged a dispute over the Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet (PM&C) policy requiring employees to dob on colleagues for social media breaches (WF19101) . The CPSU says PM&C failed to consult staff and unions over the provision, which it claims is a breach of its enterprise agreement. ...
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Editor: David Marin-Guzman, (02) 8587 7682, david.marin-guzman@thomsonreuters.com. Chief Journalist: Paul Karp. Managing Editor: Peter Schwab. Twitter: @WorkforceTR
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Membership ineligibility no bar to MSD
A Fair Work Commission (FWC) full bench has rejected an employer's claim that unions cannot seek majority support determinations (MSDs) for agreements that would cover some workers who cannot be members of the union. The case upheld a decision that a union need only be the bargaining representative for one employee to apply for a MSD. It has preven...
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Vic Govt loses first fight in battle to terminate firefighter EAs
Fair Work Commission President Justice Iain Ross has rejected the Victoria Government's call for a full bench to deal with its bid to terminate firefighters' existing enterprise agreements (EAs) after noting the case could take up to 20 days. The Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) is preparing for an epic battle with firefighters and the United Firefi...
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