Editor: Annie Lawson (03) 8684 2127, annie.lawson@tr.com Chief Journalist: Gerard May Journalist: Bernadette McBride Managing Editor: Peter Schwab Twitter: @WorkforceTR
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Unions plump Labor coffers
WFD: Unions emerged as the most generous Labor Party donors in the lead up to last year's federal election, led by the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA), United Voice and the Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU), Australian Electoral Commission figures reveal. The 2015-16 data showed the three unions plus the Co...
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PM spruiks tax cuts to promote jobs
WFD: Lower business taxes would promote jobs, investment and lift wages, Prime Minster Malcolm Turnbull told a National Press Club audience in Canberra on Wednesday (February 1). A cut in corporate taxes to 25% would give workers an extra $750 in annual wages, attract greater investment, and strengthen the local job market, he said . “You don...
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ACTU top job to be filled from left candidates
WFD: The bid to fill nominally the top job in the union movement, the position of the secretary of the Australian Council of Trades' Union (ACTU), could come down to a battle between the peak body's left faction executive vice presidents (VP). Workforce Daily understands ACTU VP and campaign director Sally McManus is a strong candidate to fill the ...
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Labor to revive unions and employer ‘consensus' to boost jobs
WFD: Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has on Tuesday (January 31) vowed a Labor government would increase jobs by boosting skills, training and apprenticeships. In a speech to the National Press Club, Shorten said government, business and unions would share responsibility for designing a tertiary and vocational education system that produced job-read...
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Manager wins Federal Court appeal, but not finality, in protracted dispute
WFD: An ex-CMI Toyota business manager has won a Federal Court appeal against a South Australian Industrial Relations Court (IRC) decision in a long-running case spanning 12 years over alleged unpaid superannuation. The appeal hinged on Horst Kronen's success in having his claim for superannuation underpayment reopened in the IRC after Industrial M...
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Toyota closure claims thousands of jobs
WFD: More than 2,000 car manufacturer workers face an uncertain future after Toyota announced it would shut its Altona operations in Victoria on October 3, with the flow-on to suppliers impacting many hundreds more. The company released a statement late Tuesday (January 31) after summoning engine and manufacturing staff to a meeting. The closure of...
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CFMEU labels bench decn to cap redundancies an ‘absolute disgrace'
WFD: The Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) is deliberating whether to appeal a Fair Work Commission (FWC) full bench decision about the black coal mining industry award, fearing it will wipe millions of dollars from thousands of employees' redundancy entitlements. The bench - Vice President Peter Hatcher, Senior Deputy President Jon...
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No way back to DP World for MUA delegate enforcing ‘code of silence'
WFD: The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has dismissed a former Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) delegate's unfair dismissal application after finding he bullied, isolated and intimidated workers who made complaints to their employer. In a case harking back to the infamous MUA-DP World bullying saga ( WF 12/12/2014 ), Commissioner Michelle Bissett said...
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Catholic agency worker unfairly sacked over fabricated shove
WFD: The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has awarded a former IT project manager who worked for a NSW Catholic social care agency more than $40k after questioning the veracity of an HR manager's allegation he shoved her during a discussion about a performance improvement plan. FWC Vice President Peter Hatcher was not satisfied “on the balance of p...
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New NSW IR Minister being sworn in this week
WFD: The NSW Business Chamber has welcomed the news responsibility for industrial relations has been given to new Treasurer Dominic Perrottet. The revamped NSW Liberal-National Party cabinet is being sworn in on Monday (January 30) with Gladys Berejiklian taking over as Premier, and dropping her Treasury IR responsibility, following Mike Baird's re...
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ACTU calls for new federal body to transition to new jobs economy
WFD: The Australian Council of Trade Unions' (ACTU) has called for a new federal body to identify industries and workers in need of support to adjust to a changing economy in the post mining boom era. The peak union body said inequality was at its highest in 70 years but redistributing wealth towards middle income earners and the poor could increas...
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Editorial Team
Editor: Annie Lawson (03) 8684 2127, annie.lawson@tr.com . Chief Journalist: Gerard May Journalist: Bernadette McBride Managing Editor: Peter Schwab Twitter: @WorkforceTR
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Minister to introduce ‘common sense' Bill
Employers have lauded the Federal Government's plans to amend workplace legislation to remove the technical hurdles that can derail the agreement-approval process. Last night employment minister Senator Michaelia Cash revealed plans to introduce legislation to “enable common sense to prevail”, in response to the Fair Work Commission's (...
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FWC orders train operator to reinstate suicidal worker
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has ordered Metro Trains to reinstate a worker the Melbourne rail service provider unfairly dismissed after finding it did not carry out a thorough investigation before her dismissal. Commissioner Nick Wilson found Metro Trains also failed to provide station officer Alka Kumari the details of its fraud allegations aga...
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Bakers Delight scraps agreement
The Retail and Fast Food Workers Union (RAFFWU) has vowed to continue challenging a raft of Bakers Delight enterprise agreements (EA) the union claims undercut award rates, despite welcoming the bakery chain's move to scrap an outdated deal and increase weekend penalty rates for workers. The 2006 EA the company has ditched limits penalty rates for ...
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Overworked truck drivers fear raising safety concerns
Long hours, unsafe loads and a reluctance to raise safety issues have rendered truck driving one of the most hazardous professions, a new report released today has revealed. The Macquarie University study from 160 face-face interviews with drivers and 626 online survey responses found more than 10% of drivers said they worked more than 80 hours a w...
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Full Court awards costs against worker as appeal ‘always hopeless'
A Full Court of the Federal Court has awarded costs against an ex-employee after finding he initiated the appeal without reasonable cause, despite the Fair Work Act's s570 (2) constraining costs orders. It noted this was one of a string of related cases where ex-Department of Industry employee Ross Kennedy was unsuccessful and where costs had been ...
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Diary
‘Future of Work' forum : February 9, 5.30pm, The University of Melbourne. More information here ‘People in Business' seminar : February 14, 7.30m, Docklands, Melbourne. More information here
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Campaigns critical for ACTU renewal
The sudden resignation of Dave Oliver as Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) secretary has raised questions about the relevance and influence of the once powerful peak body, according to University Sydney Emeritus Professor Ron McCallum. The secretary role “is not as powerful as it once was”, but the role was critical in “he...
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