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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Hundreds of workers not ‘excluded' from voting in EA: Full Court
The Full Federal Court has overruled the Fair Work Commission's rejection of a construction agreement that was said to move employees in and out of different projects and agreements, saying such an interpretation was incorrect. MI&E Holdings sought to implement an agreement to cover a small group of permanent workers in-between projects. The ag...
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Contempt case no reason to stay claim of CFMEU coercion: court
The Federal Court has rejected an attempt by the Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) and its Victorian organiser Joe Myles to stay a coercion claim because of a criminal contempt case arising out of the same alleged blockade. The case concerned the Fair Work Building and Construction's (FWBC) claims that the CFMEU and Myles blocked Bo...
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Employment dept strike ballot goes to FWC
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) will likely decide tomorrow (February 27) whether to approve industrial action by Federal Government employment department staff. The action in support of improved pay and conditions follows almost unanimous rejection of the dept's initial offer to staff in December 2014 ( WF 19/12/2014 ). If the ballot application be...
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Wage growth hits record low
Wage growth continues to stagnate, with latest Australian Bureau of Statistics figures revealing the smallest yearly increase since the current wage price index (WPI) data series began in 1997. The ABS's WPI for the December 2014 quarter showed a percentage increase over the year of just 2.5% - down from the highs of 4%-plus between 2005 and 2008. ...
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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. Twitter: @WorkforceTR
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NSW Treasurer seeks to stop ETU strike
NSW Treasurer and IR minister Andrew Constance has applied to the Fair Work Commission (FWC) to terminate or indefinitely suspend Electrical Trades Union (ETU) planned stoppages at Ausgrid and Endeavour Energy. The ETU has notified the companies it will take protected industrial action on Tuesday (March 3) in support of its claims for two 2.5% pay ...
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NSW Treasurer seeks to stop ETU strike
WFD : NSW Treasurer and IR minister Andrew Constance has applied to the Fair Work Commission (FWC) to terminate or indefinitely suspend Electrical Trades Union (ETU) planned stoppages at Ausgrid and Endeavour Energy. The ETU has notified the companies it will take protected industrial action on Tuesday (March 3) in support of its claims for two 2.5...
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Contempt case no reason to stay claim of CFMEU coercion: court
WFD : The Federal Court has rejected an attempt by the Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) and its Victorian organiser Joe Myles to stay a coercion claim because of a criminal contempt case arising out of the same alleged blockade. The case concerned the Fair Work Building and Construction's (FWBC) claims that the CFMEU and Myles bloc...
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Wage growth hits record low
WFD : Wage growth continues to stagnate, with latest Australian Bureau of Statistics figures revealing the smallest yearly increase since the current wage price index (WPI) data series began in 1997. The ABS's WPI for the December 2014 quarter showed a percentage increase over the year of just 2.5% - down from the highs of 4%-plus between 2005 and ...
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Business laments govt refusal to reconsider penalty rates
WFD : Peak business groups have criticised the Federal Government's announcement it will not revisit the minimum wage and penalty rates, regardless of the result of the Productivity Commission (PC) review into workplace laws. On Tuesday (February 24) employment minister Senator Eric Abetz said “notwithstanding the [PC] review of the Fair Work...
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Employment dept strike ballot goes to FWC
WFD : The Fair Work Commission (FWC) will likely decide today (February 27) whether to approve industrial action by Federal Government employment department staff. The action in support of improved pay and conditions follows almost unanimous rejection of the dept's initial offer to staff in December 2014 ( WF 19/12/2014 ). If the ballot application...
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Hundreds of workers not ‘excluded' from voting in EA: Full Court
WFD : The Full Federal Court has overruled the Fair Work Commission's rejection of a construction agreement that was said to move employees in and out of different projects and agreements, saying such an interpretation was incorrect. MI&E Holdings sought to implement an agreement to cover a small group of permanent workers in-between projects. ...
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Cut penalty rates on state public holidays: AHA
WFD : The Australian Hotels Association (AHA) has proposed cutting penalty rates on Sundays and public holidays, with an even larger reduction for a second-tier of public holidays declared by state governments. The proposals are included in AHA's submission to the Fair Work Commission's (FWC) four-yearly review of the hospitality award. AHA submitt...
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New counsel assisting adds to mega TURC fee bill
WFD : The Attorney-General's (AG) department has revealed the Trade Union Royal Commission (TURC) is paying almost $8m to law firm Minter Ellison and $3.4m to counsel assisting Jeremy Stoljar QC. A new junior counsel assisting, Thomas Prince, joined Stoljar on November 20, 2014. Prince has already added $132k to TURC's legal bill. The revelations a...
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Court suspends second quashing of historic Teys meat workers deal
WFD : In the latest development in Teys Australia's enterprise agreement (EA) debacle, the Federal Court has stayed a Fair Work Commission (FWC) full bench decision that quashed the approval of the meat company's EA for a second time (WF 13/02) . Justice Robert Buchanan stayed the decision pending a Full Court determination of Teys' appeal, saying ...
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Future project EAs do not undermine collective bargaining
WFD : A Full Federal Court has held the Fair Work Act does not prevent enterprise agreements (EAs) negotiated with just a few employees but with broad application across classifications, rejecting the construction union's claims such EAs undermined collective bargaining (WF 28/03/2014). The ruling - by Justices Robert Buchanan, Antony Besanko and M...
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Enterprise bargaining won't ruin AFL Media culture: FWC
WFD : The Australian Football League (AFL) will have to collectively bargain with media employees, after the Fair Work Commission granted a majority support determination (MSD) despite AFL objections to do so would ruin a culture of teamwork in the department. Commissioner Anna Lee Cribb held enterprise bargaining was not “in and of itself...
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Fact-finding investigation not adverse action
WFD : The Federal Circuit Court has found an aged care provider's workplace investigation into anonymous and widely circulated allegations against a senior manager that ended up forming the basis for his sacking was not adverse action (WF 18/07/2014) . Judge Dominica Whelan held the company's decision to conduct the investigation was not an injury ...
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Agriculture dept workers to consider over-screening
WFD : Department of Agriculture employees are set to consider implementing work bans designed to delay transport and delivery by screening by more mail, passengers and cargo. The Fair Work Commission's approval of the workers' protected action ballot order (PABO) comes as the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) announced it will also seek a PA...
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