In a shock development, former Building Labor Federation (BLF) Qld secretary Dave Hanna has resigned from his senior leadership positions within the Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU). Hanna became CFMEU construction and general division national president after the militant BLF Qld officially merged with CFMEU Qld in 2013 - 27 years...
CFMEU president in shock departure
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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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Strike action approved at Chevron project
Chevron's Gorgon Gas project faces further delays after construction workers overwhelmingly approved options for protected industrial action after 20 months of failed negotiations (WF 24/07/15). More than 1,000 workers from principal contractor CB&I yesterday returned a 94% vote in favour of stoppages ranging from 30 minutes to 24 hours, which ...
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Airman sacked over HIV+ not protected by FW Act: Full Court
A member of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) sacked for being medically unfit after being diagnosed as HIV-positive cannot claim for adverse action because defence force personnel are not employees, the Federal Full Court has held. A RAAF member, referred to as C after his name was suppressed, was diagnosed HIV-positive in September 2011 and t...
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Building watchdog fails phoenix company workers
A Federal Circuit Court judge has lambasted the building watchdog for how it prosecuted a phoenix company over underpayments after the agency dropped allegations the liquidated company's manager was “knowingly involved” in the breaches and failed to prosecute the companies' sole director. Judge Heather Riley said the Fair Work Building ...
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Labor flags construction industry reform
Opposition leader Bill Shorten has flagged possible industrial relations (IR) reforms in the construction sector in his speech to the National Reform Summit. Briefly outlining the “levers” a new Labor government would use to increase productivity, Shorten cited IR and said “if we live in a class warfare world waged either by ideol...
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Aged care complaints weren't workplace rights: court
An aged care manager who complained to his employer about an alleged false staffing level report and nurses not being paid on time was not exercising a “workplace right” protected by adverse action provisions, the Federal Circuit Court has held. Judge Nick Nicholls held the complaints were made under the Aged Care Act which did not regu...
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Full Court to determine whether breaching expired order bars strikes
Esso Australia Pty Ltd and the Australian Mines and Metals Association (AMMA) have entered appeals against two separate Federal Court decisions in an attempt to establish that breaching Fair Work Commission orders should bar all future industrial action even if the orders have expired. The Esso appeal arises out of the Federal Court's decision that...
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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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Heydon to decide on TURC disqualification by end of week
Trade Union Royal Commission (TURC) chief Dyson Heydon will announce his decision on whether or not to disqualify himself at 10am on Friday (August 28). Last Friday (Aug 21) Heydon heard applications from the Australian Council of Trade Unions, Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union and Australian Workers Union to disqualify himself for apprehen...
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CFMEU claims AFP raid a ‘political stunt'
The Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) has claimed an Australian Federal Police (AFP) raid of its ACT branch was a “political stunt ... obviously under the direction” of the Trade Union Royal Commission (TURC). According to ABC reports , the AFP raided the CFMEU ACT office yesterday (August 26) searching for evidence of c...
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ACTU calls on Heydon to postpone ruling in face of email revelations
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) is seeking a deferral of Trade Union Royal Commission Dyson Heydon's disqualification decision following revelations the cmn's counsel assisting was tipped off about the Liberal Party connections to the Sir Garfield Barwick event the day before Heydon withdrew from it. The email revealed by The Australi...
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ACT scaffolder wants to uses TURC evidence to tear up expired EA
An ACT scaffolding company is using evidence of alleged coercion revealed at the Trade Union Royal Commission (TURC) to appeal approval of a now-expired union enterprise agreement (EA). But the Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) has labelled the move a ploy to stymie prosecution for alleged breaches of the EA. MPR Scaffolding Pty Ltd...
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RSRT safe rates order puts supply chains on hook for compliance
In a decision that could have significant impacts on supply chain compliance, the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal has released its first major ruling on minimum rates for long distance drivers and those involved in distribution for supermarket chains. The bench emphasised the payments order was a “draft” and it needed to further consu...
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Super let off: govt agencies mull plan to forgive 650,000 arrears
Exclusive : The Australian Tax Office and Treasury Department have proposed an amnesty to business and superannuation stakeholders that would see employers who dob themselves in for failing to pay workers' superannuation let off the hook for penalties. Workforce Daily can reveal the govt agencies met stakeholders on Monday (August 24) to propose an...
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Employers join unions to criticise PPL Bill
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has questioned whether the Federal Government's Bill aimed at stopping employees “double dipping” on paid parental leave (PPL) will deliver its targeted savings, while the Australian Industry Group says it does not support reducing or removing employees' entitlements under the govt ...
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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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Full Court to determine whether breaching expired order bars strikes
WFD: Esso Australia Pty Ltd and the Australian Mines and Metals Association (AMMA) have entered appeals against two separate Federal Court decisions in an attempt to establish that breaching Fair Work Commission orders should bar all future industrial action even if the orders have expired. The Esso appeal arises out of the Federal Court's decision...
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Aged care complaints weren't workplace rights: court
WFD: An aged care manager who complained to his employer about an alleged false staffing level report and nurses not being paid on time was not exercising a “workplace right” protected by adverse action provisions, the Federal Circuit Court has held. Judge Nick Nicholls held the complaints were made under the Aged Care Act which did not...
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Strike action approved at Chevron project
WFD: Chevron's Gorgon Gas project faces further delays after construction workers overwhelmingly approved options for protected industrial action after 20 months of failed negotiations (WF 24/07/15). More than 1,000 workers from principal contractor CB&I on Monday (August 24) returned a 94% vote in favour of stoppages ranging from 30 minutes to...
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