Advanced Employment Law Conference : July 16, Sydney College of Law. More info here . Fair Work Commission lecture series: July 23, Brisbane, Griffiths University Professor David Peetz on productivity and IR. More info here . Workplace Research Centre Labour Law Conference: August 25, Sydney. More info here . Regulation and Control of Labour Organi...
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ACTU refutes IR role in productivity
Australia must move on from a “dishonest” debate characterised by “myths” that industrial relations profoundly impacts productivity, according to Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) assistant secretary Tim Lyons. The comments came at a panel on workplace relations at the ninth joint Economic and Social Outlook Conferen...
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‘Milestone' NSW firefighter award first to overcome 2.5% wages cap
Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has praised a new award for retained firefighters as “the most significant” set of changes to their conditions in more than 100 years. Meanwhile, the NSW Industrial Relations Commission has praised the agreement - reached through a form of interest-based bargaining - as a “singular achievement” ...
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FWC refers stalled Vic firies talks to ‘high level conference'
The NSW firefighters award (see ‘Milestone' NSW firefighter award overcomes 2.5% cap ) contrasts starkly with enterprise negotiations in Victoria between the United Firefighters Union (UFU) and the Country Fire Authority and the Metropolitian Fire Brigades (MFB) (WF19045) . The UFU and the CFA have been negotiating for new enterprise agreemen...
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No place like Qantas for back-pay
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has decided that pilots on leave from Qantas and working for its competitors must return to the airline if they want to receive back-pay the commission ordered to resolve the airline's 2011 industrial turmoil. After FWC terminated all industrial action at Qantas on October 31, 2011 a full bench made a workplace determ...
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Commission probes CBUS member info leak
The Royal Commission hearings into the Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) have begun today (July 7) with an examination of leaked member information from industry super fund CBUS. Counsel assisting the commission Jeremy Stoljar said in his opening address “there seems no doubt that on a number of occasions in 2013 employees of ...
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CFMEU wants Royal Commission to call police over leaks
The Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) wants the Royal Commission to investigate and report media leaks of upcoming evidence to the police and has criticised the cmn for not giving it advance warning of evidence so it can defend itself in the media. At the start of today's (July 7) hearing, the CFMEU's counsel John Agius raised the a...
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FWO seeks $600k compensation over MUA ‘closed shop' practice
Offshore Marine Services (OMS) has flagged it will argue the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA)'s threat to take industrial action against it if it hired two non-union members could constitute a criminal offence. The claim is part of the company's attempt to avoid paying part of potentially massive compensation orders against the MUA for its “...
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FWC resists ‘covert industrial action' order at DP World
DP World has failed in its bid for orders to stop an alleged six-month “go slow” at Fremantle Port due to lack of evidence, despite a history of such covert industrial action at the port. While DP World has gained such orders in the past, Vice President Graeme Watson said it was “very difficult” to find the current failure t...
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No recent entry breaches ‘critical' in granting permits: bench
A Fair Work Commission (FWC) full bench has rejected the Electrical Trade Union's challenge to the recent authority that unlawful industrial conduct is relevant to the “fit and proper person” test for right of entry (RoE) permits. The bench also held that it will “usually” be an “important if not critical” factor...
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Builder told payment to Mick Gatto could buy industrial peace
A safety consultant told a developer $50,000 payments to underworld figure Mick Gatto could resolve his problems with the Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU), the Trade Union Royal Commission has heard. Today's (July 8) hearing heard evidence the CFMEU Victoria sought to gain control over the Pentridge Village site in north Melbourne ...
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ETU has Qld transparency laws win
The Queensland Electrical Trades Union (ETU) has not breached the State Government's new transparency and accountability laws for registered organisations by making required disclosures via www.opposethesefascistlaws.com rather than the ETU's official site (WF19095) . Brisbane Industrial Magistrate (IM) Bernadette Callaghan said yesterday it was ...
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CFMEU fails to stop workers moving to individual agreements
The Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) has failed to stop a drilling company terminating its union enterprise agreement and moving its workers to individual agreements, with the Fair Work Commission rejecting claims the workers were “confused”. FWC heard that in May 2013 Lucas Drilling Pty Ltd approached its workers a...
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Boral argues CFMEU black ban a crime
Boral CEO Michael Kane has labelled the Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU)'s alleged secondary boycott of his company “blackmail” bearing penalties of up to 15 years' jail and used the Trade Union Royal Commission to call for an expedited process to enforce injunctions against the alleged ban. Counsel assisting the cmn Je...
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MUA backs down as FWC issues consent orders over WA talks
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has ordered the Maritime Union of Australia to “clarify, identify and prioritise” its enterprise bargaining (EA) demands covering catering and seafaring crew on vessels servicing Western Australia's offshore oil and gas industry (WF19195) . The Australian Mines and Metals Association (AMMA) is representing...
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Howes to consult for KPMG
Paul Howes has joined KPMG Australia as a director in its advisory practice, just one week after finishing his seven-year stint as Australian Workers Union (AWU) national secretary ( WF19215 ). From July 21, 2014 Howes will consult for KPMG clients in business transformation, transaction services and superannuation. KPMG head of advisory John Somer...
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