Editor: Rajiv Maharaj, (03) 8684 2139, rajiv.maharaj@thomsonreuters.com . Chief Journalist: Kate Corbett. Journalist: David Marin-Guzman. Managing Editor: Helen Jones/Peter Schwab.
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ACTU's Lawrence denies he was 'tapped on shoulder' to stand down
Jeff Lawrence has revealed he will not seek re-election as ACTU secretary at the peak body's national congress in May. Speaking to journalists in Melbourne shortly before press time, Lawrence rejected press speculation union heavyweights had "tapped" him "on the shoulder" to step aside. "No, that's not the case," Lawrence said when asked whether un...
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FM and ATO face off in independent contractor confusion
The Federal Magistrates' Court has contradicted an Australian Tax Office (ATO) decision after ruling a worker commissioned to present an educational maths program was wrongly classified as an independent contractor. Federal Magistrate Michael Burnett found the presenter was a permanent casual employee after deciding his risk exposure was minimal an...
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Nurses back on deck after ceasefire deal with Vic Govt
Victorian nurses have ended unprotected industrial action after the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) and Vic Government agreed to a ceasefire overnight. In a joint statement this morning, the ANF, govt and its delegated negotiator the Victorian Hospitals Industrial Association (VHIA) said the parties would start a "fresh process for finalising a...
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Retailers renew short shift push
The National Retail Association (NRA) is again pushing for Fair Work Australia to reduce the minimum shift duration for all retail workers to below three hours. In its submission to FWA's modern awards review , NRA says clause 7.1(a) of the General Retail Industry Award should be amended so employers can make individual flexibility agreements with ...
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Employers' 'irrelevant' FW review submissions miss the point: Unions
WFD: Unions have urged the Fair Work review panel to reject the bulk of employer submissions, claiming most contain "irrelevant campaigning material" and do not tackle the terms of reference. "[W]e are disappointed the employers have not taken the terms of the review seriously and have avoided a proper debate, based on evidence, on whether the Fair...
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Westpac $8.3m redeployment budget activated as 119 jobs to go
WFD: Westpac has confirmed to Workforce Daily it will release an $8.3m "redeployment budget" after deciding to outsource some IT roles and axe 119 jobs. Westpac head of group media relations Paul Marriage said the bank had a "good track record" in redeploying workers following recent rounds of jobs cuts. "We managed to redeploy about 1,500 people i...
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Diary
ACTU inquiry into insecure work: Public hearings next week: Tamworth, Bendigo, Ballarat, Lismore, Geelong. Final hearing in Melbourne, March 22. See inquiry website . Equal remuneration case: Orders conference FWA Sydney March 14, video link to Melbourne. Federal Govt inquiry into fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) workers : Public hearings: March 14 and 21; D...
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Editorial team
Editor: Rajiv Maharaj, (03) 8684 2139, rajiv.maharaj@thomsonreuters.com . Chief Journalist: Kate Corbett. Journalists: Steve, Andrew, David Marin-Guzman. Managing Editors: Helen Jones/Peter Schwab. Product code: 314021718125.
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Nurses back on deck after ceasefire deal with Vic Govt
WFD: Victorian nurses have ended unprotected industrial action after the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) and Vic Government agreed to a ceasefire this week (March 7). In a joint statement, the ANF, govt and its delegated negotiator the Victorian Hospitals Industrial Association (VHIA) said the parties would start a "fresh process for finalising...
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ACTU's Lawrence denies he was 'tapped on shoulder' to stand down
WFD: Jeff Lawrence has revealed he will not seek re-election as ACTU secretary at the peak body's national congress in May. Speaking to journalists in Melbourne on Wednesday (March 7), Lawrence rejected press speculation union heavyweights had "tapped" him "on the shoulder" to step aside. "No, that's not the case," Lawrence said when asked whether ...
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FM and ATO face off in independent contractor confusion
WFD: The Federal Magistrates' Court has contradicted an Australian Tax Office (ATO) decision after ruling a worker commissioned to present an educational maths program was wrongly classified as an independent contractor. Federal Magistrate Michael Burnett found the presenter was a permanent casual employee after deciding his risk exposure was minim...
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Eight-year overtime mistake does not convert to entitlement: FWA
Fair Work Australia has rejected union claims an inflated overtime rate paid in error to five workers at a Melbourne sugar refinery over a long period should be allowed to stand as a longstanding entitlement. Transfield Services (Australia) Pty Ltd reduced its overtime (O/T) rate for five shift maintenance electricians at its Sugar Australia site i...
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FM Lucev hands down $100k fine for ignoring orders, underpaying staff
A federal magistrate has blasted a Perth recycling business operator for failing to provide financial records after workplace investigators found seven 'vulnerable' staff had been underpaid almost $10,000. Federal Magistrate Toni Lucev said Proplas Industries, Blacklight Investments and major shareholder Brendan Raymond Leppard's actions were among...
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Qantas pilots promise no work stoppages in 2012
The Australian & International Pilots Association (AIPA) is taking on Qantas in the Federal Court, but has opened with a promise its long-haul pilots will not engage in work stoppages in 2012. The union said it would stick to its promise even if it won its Federal Court appeal - which started in Sydney on Monday (March 5) - against Fair Work Au...
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11-fold increase in fines in NSW
NSW Parliament is next week expected to approve further changes to the state's workplace relations legislation, which would see a 11-fold increase in fines for unions who breach dispute orders, workers given a choice of which unions they join and the government allowed to terminate workers who don't have permanent jobs. Maximum penalties will rise ...
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54,000 working days lost to industrial action
The number of days lost to industrial action halved in the December 2011 quarter but the number of disputes rose slightly, the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics' figures show. There were 54,300 working days lost to industrial disputation in Dec, down from 101,300 in September. The number of disputes increased to 74, up from 66 in Sept, and 51,...
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QantasLink love triangle sacking not unfair: FWA
WFD: A QantasLink flight attendant sacked for swearing at and using physical violence against her manager was not unfairly dismissed, Fair Work Australia has found. Eleanora Jalea worked as a QantasLink flight attendant for 5½ years until she was dismissed in June 2011 for misconduct. FWA heard Jalea had been called into her manager's office in Jun...
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Qantas says AIPA info disclosure claim at odds with ASX practice
WFD: Qantas has warned changes to good-faith-bargaining (GFB) information disclosure requirements sought by the Australian & International Pilots Association (AIPA) could see commercially sensitive information end up with competitors. In its submission to the Fair Work Act review, AIPA said Qantas provided its bargaining reps with scarce financ...
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'Endemic exploitation' of textile workers ongoing: Senate inquiry
WFD: A Senate committee has revealed appalling mistreatment and exploitation of many Australian clothing workers. The committee said it was a longstanding problem other inquiries had highlighted, so called for all outworkers in the industry to be converted to 'employee' status. The Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee...
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