Anglo American Coal has said it will take “appropriate and lawful measures” to ensure workers' safety after a mine worker allegedly suffered eye injuries from a laser shone at her while she crossed a picket line, the company has said in a statement. It rejected Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) Qld district claims it int...
Laser light injury leads to ‘legal measures' at German Creek dispute
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Airtasker ups recommended pay rates ahead of Unions NSW talks
Online work-outsourcing platform Airtasker has updated its recommended rates of pay by up to 45%, encouraging users to advertise work at a minimum rate of $25 an hour, peak union body Unions NSW has said . The peak union body has raised concerns about conditions for workers using the online platform and will meet Airtasker CEO Tim Fung in the next ...
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Editor: Annie Lawson (03) 9286 1411 Chief Journalist: Gerard May Journalist: Stephanie D'Souza. Managing Editor: Peter Schwab. Twitter: @WorkforceTR
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Full bench examines changes to termination payments
The Australian Industry Group (AiG) has called on a Fair Work Commission (FWC) full bench to introduce flexible and modern work practices in its review of termination payments in modern awards. The bench this week released a preliminary view on the payment of wages on termination as part of the 4 yearly modern awards review. The bench - FWC Preside...
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FWC unveils panel changes
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has released changes to its expert panel arrangements and clarified in an October 17 statement a senior member has administrative oversight for each panel. All panel matters in SA and WA operated under a direct allocation system Senior Deputy President Matthew O'Callaghan oversaw. Commissioner Tony Saunders was availa...
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Stronger sanctions and inter-agency body to tackle visa exploitation
Implementing stronger sanctions for errant employers and establishing a new inter-agency working group aimed at curbing temporary work visa-holder exploitation are among the recommendations the federal workplace watchdog has made following a two-year inquiry. The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) vowed to collaborate with the Department of Immigration and ...
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Industrial applications fall, but matters finalised increase: FCC
The number of industrial matters finalised in the Federal Circuit Court (FCC) has increased while the number lodged declined, the court's 2015-16 annual report shows. Industrial application numbers filed in the FCC fell to 972, down from 1,085 in 2014-15. That was 11.23% of all applications. However it finalised 1,016 matters in 2015-16 up from 867...
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Workers reinstated for forklift safety breach as management at fault
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has ordered a company reinstate two workers fired for breaches of forklift safety because it “artificially elevated the level of seriousness” of the matter. Commissioner Ian Cambridge found Toll Holdings Ltd unfairly dismissed 16-year truck driver Otto Pirko and 20-year forklift driver Nino Bintoro because...
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Flight attendant's sacking upheld - workplace culture not to blame
A flight attendant who showed colleaguesnaked photographs of his ex, who was also a crew member, was fairly dismissed, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has found ( WF 5/8/2016 ). The FWC heard the supervisor was accused of making lewd sexual comments to or within earshot of other cabin crew and unwanted sexual advances to other workers. The superviso...
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Parlt committee recommends labour hire licence scheme and penalties
A South Australian parliamentary committee of Labor and Liberal Party members has recommended “significant” changes to the labour hire industry including there had to be a licensing regime run federally while in the interim SA should create one that included penalties for host employers. The proposal has been welcomed by unions across t...
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Editor: Annie Lawson (03) 9286 1411. Chief Journalist: Gerard May. Managing Editor: Peter Schwab. Twitter: @WorkforceTR
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CPSU bargaining ‘inflexible': APSC
The Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) has criticised the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) for deliberately drawing out public sector bargaining negotiations. APS Commissioner John Lloyd told a Senate Estimates hearing this week the CPSU adopted a “deliberate approach to … frustrate and slow the bargaining process”...
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Cash says economy transitioning as data shows only p/time jobs grow
Employment minister Senator Michaelia Cash says the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) job data shows it is time the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) was reintroduced. The ABS data shows full-time jobs decreased by 7,900 during September. However, employment increased 0.03% during the month with 11,800 people gaining...
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MUA says it is time for AMMA to work with it on D&A testing
The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has called for the Australian Mines and Metals Association (AMMA) to engage with it on drug and alcohol testingin the oil and gas sectors after the employer body's new report found increasing problems managing them. AMMA said feedback from 53 employers for its 2016 Drug and Alcohol Testing Survey report reveale...
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Victorian Govt backs CFMEU's first ‘green ban' stand in 15 years
The Victorian Government has thrown its support behind the Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) Vic branch and other building unions advising “all” members not to work at a building site where a heritage listed building was demolished. The CFMEU executive told Workforce Daily this was the first workers ‘green ban' it ...
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Editor: Annie Lawson (03) 9286 1411 Chief Journalist: Gerard May Journalist: Bernadette McBride Managing Editor: Peter Schwab Twitter: @WorkforceTR
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Coalition has a second go at PPL double-dipping
The Coalition has again introduced legislation to prevent “double-dipping” on paid parental leave (PPL), but with a more generous test than that in the Bill that stalled in the last federal Parliament. The Fairer Paid Parental Leave Bill 2016 , like its 2015 predecessor, would if passed remove or restrict access to the government PPL sc...
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Workers reinstated for forklift safety breech because managers culprits
WFD: The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has ordered a company reinstate two workers fired for breaches of forklift safety because it “artificially elevated the level of seriousness” of the matter. Commissioner Ian Cambridge found Toll Holdings Ltd unfairly dismissed 16-year truck driver Otto Pirko and 20-year forklift driver Nino Bintoro be...
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FWC unveils panel changes
WFD: The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has released changes to its expert panel arrangements and clarified in an October 17 statement a senior member has administrative oversight for each panel. All panel matters in SA and WA operated under a direct allocation system Senior Deputy President Matthew O'Callaghan oversaw. Commissioner Tony Saunders was a...
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Stronger sanctions and inter-agency body to tackle visa exploitation
WFD: Implementing stronger sanctions for errant employers and establishing a new inter-agency working group aimed at curbing temporary work visa-holder exploitation are among the recommendations the federal workplace watchdog has made following a two-year inquiry. The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) vowed to collaborate with the Department of Immigration...
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