New sharing economy businesses such as Uber must ensure they provide workers with minimum “work outcomes” equivalent to industry standards despite the fact the workers were “not employees”, Labor has argued in a new policy. Today (October 22) opposition leader Bill Shorten and shadow assistant treasurer Andrew Leigh outlined...
Uber-type jobs must give same ‘work outcomes': Labor
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Ross ‘profoundly disappointed' in Lawler covert recordings
Fair Work Commission (FWC) president Justice Iain Ross has suggested NSW police should investigate covert recordings of him made by Vice President Michael Lawler and has revealed that Lawler also secretly recorded another FWC member. Ross made the revelations in Senate Estimates today (October 22) in response to Monday night's Four Corner's episode...
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CFMEU NSW organiser corrupted by underworld figure: TURC counsel
The Trade Union Royal Corruption (TURC) counsel assisting has recommended possible criminal charges against NSW construction union organiser Darren Greenfield after finding the evidence strongly supported claims he accepted cash bribes from underworld figure George Alex. However, counsel assisting has refrained from a similar finding against CFMEU ...
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Unions slam ALP ChAFTA deal as not good enough
Labor's deal with the Coalition on the China- Australia free trade agreement (ChAFTA) increases labour market testing and trades licensing safeguards but according to unions it does not go far enough, and fails to address the key issue of exempt work categories. Opposition Leader Bill Shorten announced in parliament yesterday (see from page 20 of H...
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Govt public sector bargaining changes provide new hope of deal
The head of the Department of Employment says she is hopeful of making an offer within weeks that doesn't reduce employees' terms or conditions and having a deal sealed by March next year, in the wake of the Coalition's changes to the public sector bargaining framework. Employment minister Senator Michaelia Cash announced on Tuesday (October 20) th...
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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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Vic considers ACT labour hire model
WFD: The Vic Government's labour hire and insecure work inquiry has flagged the ACT's licensing scheme and far-reaching statutes ensuring employment standards for labour hire contractors as a regulatory reform option. Releasing a discussion paper for the ‘Vic Inquiry into the Labour Hire Industry and Insecure Work' last Friday (Oct 16), inqui...
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HR to pay penalty over ‘deliberate' termination payout failure
WFD: The Federal Circuit Court has ordered ACI Operations Pty Ltd to pay a $20,400 penalty and its Adelaide plant HR manager $1,020 for not paying a terminated employee his correct notice of termination - a shortfall of just $181.66. “This miniscule sum pails into insignificance when compared with the time and expense that must have resulted ...
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Unions slam ALP ChAFTA deal as not good enough
WFD: Labor's deal with the Coalition on the China- Australia free trade agreement (ChAFTA) increases labour market testing and trades licensing safeguards but according to unions it does not go far enough, and fails to address the key issue of exempt work categories. Opposition Leader Bill Shorten announced in parliament on Wednesday (see from page...
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Supervisor who sent worker ‘flying' loses adverse action, contract claim
WFD: An allegedly bullying child-care supervisor's shoving of a subordinate constituted serious misconduct sufficient to justify the summary termination of her contract, the Federal Court has found. Rejecting the supervisor's breach of contract and adverse action claims, Justice Chris Jessup also held procedural unfairness alone did not constitute ...
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‘Disgraceful' exploitation of 457 worker results in max compensation
WFD: The Fair Work Commission has blasted a manufacturing company's “disgraceful” and “appalling” treatment of a 457 visa worker whom it sacked after he complained of being forced to work unpaid hours and having to regularly pay his boss several hundred dollars. Commissioner Tim Lee ordered Monochromatic Engineering Pty Ltd ...
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Govt orders PC to plan default super selection replacements
WFD: The Federal Government will legislate to ban enterprise agreements (EAs) from overriding individual choice of superannuation funds and will ask the Productivity Commission (PC) to propose alternatives to the Fair Work Commission (FWC) default fund selection process. The announcements are contained in the government's response to the Murray fin...
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CFMEU NSW organiser corrupted by underworld figure: TURC counsel
WFD: The Trade Union Royal Corruption (TURC) counsel assisting has recommended possible criminal charges against NSW construction union organiser Darren Greenfield after finding the evidence strongly supported claims he accepted secret bribes from underworld figure George Alex. However, counsel assisting has refrained from similar findings against ...
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CFMEU boss should be charged over doc destruction: TURC counsel
WFD: Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) Qld secretary Michael Ravbar and former Builders Labourers Federation (BLF) Qld secretary Dave Hanna could face jail time after Trade Union Royal Commission counsel assisting recommended possible criminal charges against them over their destruction of union documents. Sarah McNaughton SC submit...
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Uber-type jobs must give same ‘work outcomes': Labor
WFD: New sharing economy businesses such as Uber must ensure they provide workers with minimum “work outcomes” equivalent to industry standards despite the fact the workers were “not employees”, Labor has argued in a new policy. On October 22 opposition leader Bill Shorten and shadow assistant treasurer Andrew Leigh outlined...
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Govt public sector bargaining changes provide new hope of deal
WFD: The head of the Department of Employment says she is hopeful of making an offer within weeks that doesn't reduce employees' terms or conditions and having a deal sealed by March next year, in the wake of the Coalition's changes to the public sector bargaining framework. Employment minister Senator Michaelia Cash announced on Tuesday (October 2...
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CEDA annual dinner address 'Australia's economic reform challenge' : November 17, 6.00pm to 9.00pm. Sofitel Hotel, Sydney. Speaker is the Hon. John Howard. More info here. Third Biennial Labour Law Conference of the NZ Labour Law Society : November 27. Victoria University, Wellington. Keynote speakers include Dr Virginia Mantouvalou on ‘Human...
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Editorial Team
Editor: David Marin-Guzman, (02) 8587 7682, david.marin-guzman@thomsonreuters.com . Chief Journalist: Paul Karp. Journalists: Steph D'Souza. Managing Editor: Peter Schwab. Product Code : 314021719845. Twitter: @WorkforceTR
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Fair Work penalties aren't working against exploitative bosses: FWO
Fair Work Act penalties are not enough disincentive for employers who set up business models to exploit vulnerable workers and the Corporations Act's anti-phoenix activity provisions should be toughened up, the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has said. FWO Natalie James told the Senate Education and Employment Committee in Estimates last night that penal...
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CFMEU pattern EA ‘system' may be anti-competitive: TURC counsel
Trade Union Royal Commission (TURC) counsel assisting has questioned the benefits to workers from Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU)-negotiated enterprise agreements (EAs) despite conceding they pay “significantly higher wages”. Jeremy Stoljar SC made the comment in submissions yesterday (October 22) about whether the CFM...
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