WFD: Wage increases have maintained their record low of 2.6% for the fourth consecutive quarter, despite rising company profits. The wage price index (WPI) for the June quarter showed private sector wage increases continued to grow at an annual trend rate of 2.5%. That was slower than public sector wage growth, which increased by 3% in the year to ...
Weak wages growth contrast with profit boom
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SDA discriminated on religion and sexuality, Royal Cmn hears
The Shop Distributive and Allied Employees (SDA) chose shop stewards based on their sexuality, religion and political views on issues such as gay marriage, abortion and euthanasia, a former organiser has told the Trade Union Royal Commission. The Royal Cmn continued in Sydney today (August 18) with a hearing into the SDA Qld branch. What counsel as...
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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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FWC limits meal room default with ‘genuine effort to agree' test
In a broad decision qualifying right of entry (RoE) rights, a senior Fair Work Commission (FWC) member has found permit holders must make a “genuine effort” to reach agreement with an occupier on meeting rooms before the cmn can enforce the lunchroom as the “default” location. Deputy President Val Gostencnik's ruling introdu...
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Vic ambos to revive journo ride-alongs
Victorian paramedics are seeking Fair Work Commission (FWC) approval for a ballot on a wide range of industrial measures, including allowing journalists to ride along in ambulances and releasing response time data which they claim Ambulance Victoria (AV) is suppressing. The Ambulance Employees Australia Victorian branch (AEAV) will seek FWC approva...
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Sacking of election opponent ‘complete coincidence': ex-SDA sec
An organiser who made a run for the position of Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) Qld secretary was not sacked to prevent his run but because of poor performance and misuse of union property, ex-sec and now Labor Senator Chris Ketter told the Trade Union Royal Commission. In his statement ex-SDA organiser Alan Swetman told th...
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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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Worker unfairly dismissed for taking the piss: FWC
The Fair Work Commission has held a truck driver was unfairly dismissed, despite finding his urinating outside a Woolworths' lot was a valid reason for dismissal. The case highlighted the need for allegations to be explained in full to employees being disciplined, with Commissioner Michelle Bissett finding the employer's unfair investigation render...
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TWU Vic transferred $20k to ETU NSW for unclear reasons
The Transport Workers Union (TWU) Victoria branch's re-election fund contributed tens of thousands of dollars to an Electrical Trade Union (ETU) NSW officials' campaign fund, despite no elections being held at the time of the transaction. Giving evidence to the Royal Commission this morning, TWU Vic secretary Wayne Mader said the TWU re-election fu...
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Shipping operators seek to block MUA protected action indefinitely
The Australian Mines and Metals Association (AMMA) is seeking to bar the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) from taking protected action during Western Australia's shipping operator negotiations because the union had not complied with interim bargaining orders. AMMA and four of its vessel operator members - Skilled Offshore (Australia) Pty Ltd, Swir...
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TWU fighting fund bankrolled Hayes in HSU elections, Royal Cmn hears
A fighting fund which drew contributions from the Transport Workers Union (TWU) national and NSW officials bankrolled election campaigns in other branches and unions, including former Michael Williamson-ally Gerard Hayes in the Health Services Union (HSU) NSW 2012 election. According to counsel assisting the Heydon Royal Commission Jeremy Stoljar S...
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Miner successful in getting up new agreement without CFMEU
Glencore Xstrata's 12-month strategy to remove the influence of the Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) at its Queensland coal mine has been successful (WF19215) . The Fair Work Commission (FWC) approved the multinational mining company's non-union enterprise agreement for its Collinsville mine in Qld's Bowen Basin on Monday subject t...
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Full Court explains allowing CFMEU appeal in Grocon proceedings
The “illusory” distinction between civil and criminal contempt gave the Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) the right to attempt to stay civil penalty proceedings after being convicted of criminal contempt for the Grocon blockades, the Full Federal Court has held. The Vic Supreme Court convicted the CFMEU of five charges o...
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TWU fund backed FAAA challenge due to soft-touch on Qantas
A Transport Workers Union (TWU) fighting fund backed challengers in the flight attendants' union election because its secretary had recommended a lighter touch in hard-fought industrial action with Qantas in 2011 ahead of the airline lockout of its workforce, the Trade Union Royal Commission has heard. Flight Attendants' Association of Australia (F...
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Sheldon says dump TURC for federal ICAC
Transport Workers Union (TWU) national secretary Tony Sheldon has attacked the Federal Government for “wasting” tens of millions of dollars in taxpayers' money on the Heydon Royal Commission to deal with “trivial” matters relating to his union. Speaking to the media ahead of his appearance before the Royal Cmn this afternoon...
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Editor: David Marin-Guzman, (02) 8587 7682, david.marin-guzman@thomsonreuters.com . Chief Journalist: Paul Karp. Journalist: Steve Andrew. Managing Editor: Peter Schwab. Twitter: @WorkforceTR
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FWO pursues underpayments for professionals
Prolific Sydney inventor Kia Silverbrook will face separate directions hearings in the Federal Circuit Court (FCC) in Sydney on September 26 and December 2, 2014 over his alleged involvement in underpaying a total of 43 professional workers more than $2.6m, the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) confirmed to Workforce Daily this morning. In April, 2014, FWO...
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Sacking of election opponent ‘complete coincidence': ex-SDA sec
WFD: An organiser who made a run for the position of Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) Qld secretary was not sacked to prevent his run but because of poor performance and misuse of union property, ex-sec and now Labor Senator Chris Ketter told the Trade Union Royal Commission on August 19. In his statement ex-SDA organiser Al...
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Full Court explains allowing CFMEU appeal in Grocon proceedings
WFD: The “illusory” distinction between civil and criminal contempt gave the Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) the right to attempt to stay civil penalty proceedings after being convicted of criminal contempt for the Grocon blockades, the Full Federal Court has held. The Vic Supreme Court convicted the CFMEU of five char...
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