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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CFMEU and officials fined $205k for ‘strategic' entry breaches
The Federal Court has fined the Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) and 10 of its current and former officials a total of $205,100 for a series of right-of-entry (ROE) law breaches it labelled “coordinated and strategic”. Justice Richard White blasted the union for its “attitude of indifference” to ROE laws, as...
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Qld Labor pledges to ban 100% FIFO projects
Queensland opposition leader Annastacia Palaszczuk has promised to end projects that use 100% fly-in fly-out (FIFO) labour in a bid to create jobs in regional communities. Palaszczuk made the pledge at Labor's policy launch in Ipswich yesterday (January 20). The policy states a Labor government would not approve 100% FIFO proposals and would review...
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Govt rejects quarterly super proposal
The Federal Government has rejected Board of Taxation recommendations that would allow employers to assess superannuation obligations based on quarterly rather than monthly income thresholds. The recommendation, which would have lifted the income threshold to more than $1,350 a quarter, meant short-term casuals or seasonal workers risked missing ou...
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Foreign employees add up for small business definition
Fair Work Commissioner John Ryan has rejected an employer's constitutional argument that its overseas parent company's employees did not count towards the 15-employee threshold necessary for businesses to be covered by unfair dismissal laws. Automation product manufacturer Baccara-Geva (Australia) Pty Ltd t/as Baccara had claimed it was a small bus...
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Editorial Team
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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RTBU strikes at Aurizon not for ulterior motive: FWC
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has rejected Aurizon's bid to stop Rail Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) strikes in early January, finding there was no evidence they were for an impermissible purpose. That was despite “ill-advised” comments by the union offering not to strike if the company abandoned an attempt to cancel its Qld enterprise agre...
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No compensation for sacked worker who damaged company's reputation
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has refused to order compensation for a sacked worker because of reputational damage and lost business he caused despite concluding his employer did not follow the small business dismissal code. In an ambiguous decision, Commissioner Wayne Blair dismissed the worker's unfair dismissal application despite concluding hi...
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Unlegislated building code no obstacle to EA approval
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has indicated employers are free to incorporate the Federal Government's draft building code into their enterprise agreements, including automatic updates for future code variations. Approving CSR Ltd t/a Viridian New World Glass' Queensland EA, Senior Deputy President Peter Richards suggested incorporating the unlegi...
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Editorial Team
Editor: David Marin-Guzman, (02) 8587 7682, david.marin-guzman@thomsonreuters.com . ChiefJournalist: Paul Karp. Journalist: Steve Andrew. Managing Editor: Peter Schwab. Twitter: @WorkforceTR
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TWU reaches in-principle agreement with Qantas on wage freeze
After seven months of negotiations, Qantas and the Transport Workers Union (TWU) have reached in-principle agreement on a draft EBA. TWU members will decide the fate of the draft in a ballot opening February 1 and closing Feb 6. The proposed three-year agreement allows for an 18-month pay freeze backdated from July 1 last year, in exchange for no f...
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‘Power shift' in the MUA
In a major injection of new blood, Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) stalwarts Mick Doleman, Mick Carr and David Cushion have announced they won't be recontesting their positions in the union's April 28 elections. Carr, the union's national president and Queensland branch secretary, and Cushion, the Victorian branch assistant secretary, are retirin...
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Court overturns $288k redundancy claim
The NSW Court of Appeal has overturned a senior executive's $288k redundancy entitlement order, finding his job had not been effectively emptied of its duties despite his being fired during a restructure to cut costs. The appeal court judges held that the old role's job description was not the starting point for determining whether it was redundant...
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Vic govt scraps state building code
The Victorian Labor government has fulfilled its election promise to scrap the state's construction code, despite warnings the move will embolden union militancy. Today (January 22) Federal IR minister Senator Eric Abetz advised in a statement that Vic Premier Daniel Andrews had abolished the code without a formal announcement. A spokesperson for V...
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RTBU strikes at Aurizon not for ulterior motive: FWC
WFD: The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has rejected Aurizon's bid to stop Rail Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) strikes in early January, finding there was no evidence they were for an impermissible purpose. That was despite “ill-advised” comments by the union offering not to strike if the company abandoned an attempt to cancel its Qld enterprise...
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Farstad breached discrimination policy in contract: full court
WFD: A ship's officer who claimed its captain bullied her has won a Federal Full Court appeal, with judges finding Farstad Shipping had breached its contractual harassment and discrimination policy in how it investigated the complaint. The case highlighted that policies can form part of an employment contract where they contain mutual obligations a...
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Court rejects CEPU claim to recoup Metcher board fees
WFD: The Federal Court has rejected Communications Electrical Plumbing Union (CEPU) communications divisional president Len Cooper's bid to recover up to $500k in board fees from NSW postal and communications divisional secretary Jim Metcher. But the decision may not provide a precedent for union leaders to pocket fees earned as directors, with Jus...
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Immigration proposes temporary work visa to lower entry bar
WFD: The immigration department has proposed a short-term mobility visa to allow foreign workers into Australia for up to 12 months with sponsor invitations but without labour market testing or English and skills requirements. The new visa class is proposed in a paper titled ‘Simplification of the skilled migration and temporary activity visa...
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Qld Labor pledges to ban 100% FIFO projects
WFD: Queensland opposition leader Annastacia Palaszczuk has promised to end projects that use 100% fly-in fly-out (FIFO) labour in a bid to create jobs in regional communities. Palaszczuk made the pledge at Labor's policy launch in Ipswich on January 20. The policy states a Labor government would not approve 100% FIFO proposals and would review all...
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CFMEU and officials fined $205k for ‘strategic' entry breaches
WFD: The Federal Court has fined the Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) and 10 of its current and former officials a total of $205,100 for a series of right-of-entry (ROE) law breaches it labelled “coordinated and strategic”. Justice Richard White blasted the union for its “attitude of indifference” to ROE law...
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