WFD: Workplace Relations Minister Chris Evans has ruled out the Productivity Commission undertaking the eagerly awaited Fair Work Act review, and is considering a list of "independent" candidates for the role, his office confirmed this week. A spokesman for Evans confirmed to Workforce Daily the government wanted a "fresh pair of eyes" to head up t...
Clues emerge on Fair Work Act review, but still no details
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Editor: Rajiv Maharaj, (03) 9208 4559, rajiv.maharaj@thomsonreuters.com . Chief Journalist: Kate Corbett. Journalists: Steven Andrew, David Marin-Guzman. Managing Editor: Peter Schwab. Product code: 31402178035.
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Arbitration clause no fait accompli: Evans
WFD: Union-demanded arbitration clauses to resolve bargaining deadlocks are not a done deal, despite being voted up as part of the ALP's industrial relations platform, a spokesperson for Workplace Relations Minister Chris Evans told Workforce Daily . If there are to be changes to the Fair Work Act, they will be "evidence-based" only following next ...
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TWU sticks to job security line in draft Qantas EA lodged with FWA
The Transport Workers Union (TWU) has stuck with its job security demands in a draft Qantas enterprise agreement lodged with Fair Work Australia today. FWA ordered the union and airline to lodge drafts by 5pm today. It will use them to guide the arbitration process which is expected to start in March next year. TWU national secretary Tony Sheldon s...
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Bowen Basin ceasefire confirmed
WFD: The BHP Billiton-Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) confirmed it has agreed to a ceasefire with the Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) with the union scrapping industrial action planned for December and January 2012. "All the industrial action notices have been withdrawn and we've agreed there will be no new notices while our negotiation...
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Diary
CPSU national elections: Ballots close 10am (AEDST) December 12. See website for details. Final Workforce for 2011: December 16. First Workforce for 2012: January 20. Federal Parliament: Both Houses resume sitting on February 7, 2012. Federal Govt inquiry into fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) workers : Public hearings: February 21-24, 2012 - Queensland; Marc...
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Govt to back harmonised apprentice system and better wages
WR Minister Chris Evans this week said the Federal Govt would seek better pay for apprentices at next year's Fair Work Australia review into apprentice wages. Responding to the " Apprenticeships for the 21st Century Expert Panel" report , Evans outlined the govt's position in a speech at the NECA Skills Centre in Melbourne on Tuesday (December 6). ...
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TWU gains new Woolies coverage in Sydney, as Qld dispute simmers
In a significant decision on union coverage, Fair Work Australia has allowed the Transport Workers Union (TWU) access to the Woolworths Sydney Regional Distribution Centre (SRDC) in Minchinbury to cover a small group of workers, mainly in the loading docks. The decision overturns a January ruling of Senior Deputy President Jonathan Hamberger which ...
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FWA asks Fed Govt what $2bn will cover
The Federal Government was to present more evidence on costs associated with any likely SACS equal remuneration award, after the Fair Work Australia full bench and a number of parties to the case raised it. FWA regards the cost of any Social and Community Services (SACS) pay award "as an important issue and potential employment effects as very impo...
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Tas Govt reviews child labour laws
Tasmanian child labour laws could be tightened under a government review process following the release (December 7) of a Uniting Church in Australia - Synod of Victoria and Tasmania survey revealing alleged shortfalls in the existing system. While an "overwhelming number of those survey[ed] commented positively about their experience of work", furt...
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Engineer quits job after being ordered to shave off beard
WFD: A chemical engineer who claimed he was dismissed for refusing to shave off his beard to comply with a new safety policy has lost his unfair dismissal claim. Fair Work Australia ruled Incitec Pivot Ltd had not dismissed 11-year veteran William Bishop, who had quit rather than modify his facial hair. FWA heard Incitec introduced a new personal p...
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Senator's staffing arrangements under scrutiny
WFD: A spokesperson for South Australian Liberal Senator Sean Edwards has confirmed his office is under a double-pronged attack over an alleged staffing irregularity and an unfair dismissal claim. The allegations, reported in Adelaide's local press, involve a a dismissed former staffer's Fair Work Australia claim alleging she was discriminated agai...
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EA tensions ease over XXXX beer 'no dickheads' bonus scheme
A Christmas shortage of one of Australia's most popular beers is looking unlikely, with XXXX management and United Voice reaching a deal that will be put to staff this week. There had been fears Castlemaine Perkins brewery workers in Brisbane would strike over the holiday period due to concerns over the company's pay offer. Workers have been bargai...
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Editor: Rajiv Maharaj, (03) 9208 4559, rajiv.maharaj@thomsonreuters.com . Chief Journalist: Kate Corbett. Managing Editor: Helen Jones/Peter Schwab.
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Fiji AG threatens to send Ged Kearney packing at airport
ACTU president Ged Kearney is facing the prospect of being turned around at Nadi Airport after Fiji's Attorney-General warned a delegation she was leading to inspect workplace rights in Fiji was not welcome. Kearney and New Zealand Council of Trade Unions president Helen Kelly will lead a group of union officials, departing Sydney tomorrow for a th...
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Former union leaders Shorten and Combet winners in Cabinet reshuffle
Bill Shorten has been elevated to Cabinet as the new federal employment and workplace relations minister in a reshuffle unveiled shortly before press time. Shorten, 44, is a former Australian Workers Union general secretary and ALP Victorian state secretary. He began his union career in 1994 as a trainee organiser under the ACTU 's Organising Works...
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Govt amends regs to allow union official rep in FMC small claims
The Federal Government has amended the Fair Work Regulations to allow a union official to represent a party in small claims proceedings in the Federal Magistrates Court. The amendment is the result of the Corcoran & Ors v Bansley decision in June where Federal Magistrate Toni Lucev denied a United Voice official the right to appear for 25 of it...
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Six-month wait for Qantas pilots FWA arbitration
The Australian International Pilots Association (AIPA) has no qualms about waiting until June before Fair Work Australia begins arbitrating its dispute with Qantas. "We don't have a problem being last cab off the rank," an AIPA spokesperson told Workforce following FWA's notification of the hearing dates. The Australian Licenced Aircraft Engineers ...
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Vale Mark Ryan, the 'heart and soul' of the journalists' union
Assistant federal secretary of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) Mark Ryan has passed away after a two-year battle with bone cancer. Ryan was pivotal in shaping the wages and working conditions for journalists and entertainment workers over the past 25 years. He trained as a lawyer at Sydney University before joining the Australian ...
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