Employers will stop providing their own paid parental leave (PPL) schemes after the Federal Government's surprise announcement it will stop workers using the Commonwealth's scheme to supplement their existing company entitlements, according to a senior business leader. Treasurer Joe Hockey revealed yesterday Tuesday's Federal Budget will remove wha...
Move to cut PPL ‘double dipping' could see end of employer schemes
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‘Just a tap': Manager unfairly fired for ‘punching' apprentice
The dangers of managers engaging in horseplay with their direct reports has been highlighted in an unfair dismissal case where a man thought repeatedly “tapping” an apprentice on the shoulder was just mucking around - only to be sacked after the apprentice complained he “punched” him. The Fair Work Commission (FWC) found the...
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Budget to axe more govt bodies in third year of public sector cuts
The Federal Government has revealed the 2015-16 budget will abolish 32 govt bodies and it is considering privatising the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC). Yesterday (May 11) Finance minister Mathias Cormann said in a statement the fourth phase of the govt's ‘Smaller Govt Reform' agenda would bring to 286 the number of govt bodies axed...
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Hourly leave clauses may be contrary to NES: bench
A Fair Work Commission (FWC) full bench has held that an enterprise agreement (EA) which granted leave by the hour may be contrary to the National Employment Standards (NES), because workers' shift lengths meant they would not receive the minimum periods of leave. The Australian Services Union (ASU) and RACV Road Service Pty Ltd notified FWC of a d...
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Judge's delay compromised adverse action findings: Full Court
A judge's 21-month delay in handing down an adverse action judgment compromised his findings as to whether the decision-maker had discharged the reverse onus of proof, a Federal Full Court has held. It overturned his findings and remitted the matter for a re-hearing. The Full Court also ruled the applicant - a Tattsbet agent operating a TAB shopfro...
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Ex-TWU boss admits handling of luxury ute purchase inappropriate
Former Transport Workers Union (TWU) WA secretary and national president James McGiveron has said it was “inappropriate” that a $150k luxury ute bought with union money was registered in his name and he should not have continued to receive a $11k a year car allowance. While saying the ute's cost “played on my mind” McGiveron...
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Budget reveals govt push to recover entitlements from bankrupts
The Federal Government will ramp-up litigation to recover employee entitlements from failed companies as part of a proposed new trial to cut costs under the Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG) scheme. Under FEG, if a company goes into liquidation or bankruptcy occurs, the Govt provides assistance to cover certain unpaid employment entitlements early ...
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Wage growth plummets to new low
Wage increases fell to new lows in the year to March 2015, falling from the previous record low of 2.5% to just 2.3% on trend and seasonally adjusted terms - putting pressure on just-released Treasury forecasts (WF 27/02/2015) . The wage price index showed just 2.2% seasonally adjusted increases for the private sector compared to 2.4% for the publi...
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What's in a name: changing respondent not a new claim
Changing the name of the employer respondent on an unfair dismissal claim did not create a new application so as to prevent the Fair Work Commission (FWC) from allowing the amendment, according to a full bench. The bench quashed Commissioner Bruce Williams' decision that rejected a s586 bid by David Djula, represented by the Transport Workers Union...
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Public sector cuts have stalled
The 2015-16 federal budget has revealed the government sector will shrink by just 77 jobs this year under current planning but it has flagged further cuts may be considered following reviews at eight departments. . According to Budget Paper 4 Part 2 average staffing levels in the public sector including the military and reserves are to be reduced f...
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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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FSU divided as new leader faces hostile exec over bullying complaint
New Finance Sector Union (FSU) secretary Fiona Jordan has been stripped of her powers by the union's national executive led by factional enemy and assistant national secretary Geoff Derrick. The revelation is contained in a Fair Work Commission decision refusing the union's senior industrial officer Greg McConville an external investigation of his ...
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Firies win stay over investigation of racist and pornographic emails
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has stayed disciplinary proceedings against a senior Victorian firefighter accused of having porn and racist material on his work computer, until it hears a dispute application over the Metropolitan Fire & Emergency Services Board's (MFB) handling of the matter. The United Firefighters' Union of Australia (UFU) so...
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EA wages growth continues downward slide
Wages growth in federal enterprise agreements have continued their downward slide, falling marginally to 3.4 per cent in the December 2014 quarter. This was down from 3.5% in the September quarter 2014 but unchanged from the December quarter 2013. Releasing latest quarterly figures , the Australian Bureau of Statistics said the recent fall in wages...
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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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TURC discussion paper to be released next week
The Trade Union Royal Commission (TURC) has announced its next steps will be a discussion paper, a private session and a hearing into the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) NSW. In a new schedule , TURC announced the release of a discussion paper on Tuesday (May 19). Senior counsel assisting Jeremy Stoljar previously said the discussion paper would incl...
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Govt flags more foreign ships to sail without Aussie wages
The Federal Government has announced changes to shipping laws which will allow more foreign vessels to sail in Australian waters without paying local wage rates. The 2015-16 budget said the govt will introduce a “single Coastal Trading Permit for all ships to replace the current tiered system” and “better align employment conditio...
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AFP officer fails to overturn sacking over diplomatic breaches
An 11-year veteran federal police officer sacked for sending personal mail to Lebanon via the AFP's diplomatic bag, writing references for friends on police letterhead and accessing the police database on behalf of friends without AFP permission has lost his unfair dismissal application. The Fair Work Commission heard Elias Farah was investigated b...
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Hourly leave clauses may be contrary to NES: bench
WFD: A Fair Work Commission (FWC) full bench has held that an enterprise agreement (EA) which granted leave by the hour may be contrary to the National Employment Standards (NES), because workers' shift lengths meant they would not receive the minimum periods of leave. The Australian Services Union (ASU) and RACV Road Service Pty Ltd notified FWC o...
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