A Labor Party victory after tomorrow's election in Western Australia would deliver only minor tweaks to the state's industrial relations system. Shadow IR minister Kate Doust told Workforce that a Labor government would not cede control of unincorporated businesses and public servants - comprising 30% of WA's workforce - to the Federal Govt. “...
IR referral powers to remain within WA
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FWC decn paves way for penalty rate cuts in a raft of awards
A raft of awards covering industries where weekend and public holiday work is prevalent could suffer a similar fate to the retail, fast food, hospitality and pharmacy sectors that face cuts to Sunday and public holiday penalty rates, a law firm has cautioned ( WF 24/2/2017 ). The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) sought legal advice from Ma...
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Hazelwood workers secure jobs under govt deal
The Victoria Government has brokered a deal to help highly skilled workers who will lose their jobs when the Hazelwood power station shuts down this month secure jobs at the Loy Yang power stations ( WF 4/11/2016 ). Premier Daniel Andrews today signed the Latrobe Valley Worker Transfer Scheme Partnership Agreement with Loy Yang A operator AGL. The ...
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HR must embrace social media or employees will leave: Deloitte
Auditing and consulting firm Deloitte has told organisations to ease up on workplace social media policy and embrace platforms such as Facebook and YouTube or risk losing employees because they do not provide the flexibility they expect. Deloitte human capital consulting practice leader David Brown told Workforce younger workers did not have the sa...
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High Court grants Aldi special leave
Aldi has won special leave in the High Court to appeal a full Federal Court decision overturning an enterprise agreement (EA) that applied to employees at a South Australian distribution centre. Justices Stephen Gageler and Patrick Keane granted Aldi's application to challenge the ruling that found a Fair Work Commission (FWC) full bench had wrongl...
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Medical review direction lawful
A Federal Full Court has dismissed a boilermaker's appeal against a decision tossing out his unfair dismissal claim for failing to attend a medical appointment to assess his fitness for work after a shoulder injury. The Full Court - Justices John Dowsett, Michael Barker and Daryl Rangiah - upheld Justice Berna Collier's decision dismissing Darrin J...
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Fair Work Commission decision could ‘corrode' union power: RTBU
On March 24 the Fair Work Commission (FWC) will hear an Australian Rail Tram and Bus Industry Union (RTBU) appeal against a decision it says has undermined unions' ability to protect the identity of members who wish to remain anonymous in industrial disputes. On January 5, Deputy President Peter Sams dismissed RTBU's s739 dispute application agains...
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ADF wins appeal against officer reinstatement
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has won an appeal against a Federal Court decision to reinstate an officer whose public statements and social media posts the ADF deemed homophobic. The Full Court - Justices Nye Perram, Debbie Mortimer and Jacqueline Gleeson - found implied freedom provisions did not protect Bernard Gaynor's private political spe...
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Worker who refused to deal with boss's new girlfriend wins payout
A long-serving practice manager who claimed she was sacked after refusing to take calls from or deal with her boss's new girlfriend has been awarded three weeks' pay as compensation. The Fair Work Commission heard practice manager Glenyce Lorraine Ham had been friends with the former wife of her boss, orthopaedic surgeon Dr Allan Clarke, and disapp...
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CFMEU to counter ABCC bar on promoting union membership
The Australian Building and Construction Commission's (ABCC) new guidance material shows the building code bans enterprise agreement (EA) provisions that allow unions to promote the benefits of membership to workers. Unions traditionally used site inductions for new employees to promote memberships to generate a major source of revenue. The ABCC ha...
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Editor: Annie Lawson (03) 8684 2127, annie.lawson@tr.com Chief Journalist: Gerard May Journalist: Steve Andrew Managing Editor: Peter Schwab Twitter: @WorkforceTR
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NUW loses stay claim in Nick Belan matter
The National Union of Workers (NUW) has lost an appeal against a Fair Work Commission (FWC) decision refusing its adjournment application after former NUW NSW secretary Derrick Belan gave evidence in an unfair dismissal matter involving his brother Nick. The NUW NSW sacked Nick Belan after he admitted unauthorised credit card use at the Trade Union...
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Full Court upholds precedent setting RoE decision
The Federal Full Court has upheld a precedent setting Fair Work Commission (FWC) full bench decision that confirmed unions have the right to meet workers where they ordinarily take meal breaks. The Full Court - Justice Chris Jessup, Richard Tracey and John Reeves - dismissed a BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) related company's claims that the FWC full...
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Cmr gives reasons why no bias in his conciliation so can hear matter
In a rare decision the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has set out reasons for rejecting arguments why a commissioner who conducted conciliation should not recuse himself from upcoming arbitration on a bullying order application. Commissioner Peter Hampton decided he would not recuse himself from the substantive hearing because there was no basis to con...
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Uber driver strikes set to intensify
RideShare Drivers United (RSDU) has claimed hundreds of aggrieved Uber drivers took strike action today in Melbourne and Brisbane to protest against low hourly rates, high commissions and long work shifts. An RSDU spokesperson told Workforce Daily a surge in Uber pricing from 6.30am to 10am today indicated hundreds of drivers had not “logged ...
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Train employee's Fiji trip and underworld claims end in sacking
A NSW Trains customer service officer who accused a platform manager of corruption and associating with infamous nightclub owner John Ibrahim has lost his unfair dismissal claim after he was sacked following an unauthorised trip to Fiji and making false underworld allegations against managers. Mohammed Ayub, who worked as a customer service team le...
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Editorial Team
Editor: Annie Lawson (03) 8684 2127, annie.lawson@tr.com Chief Journalist: Gerard May Managing Editor: Peter Schwab Twitter: @WorkforceTR
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Business coalition calls for apprenticeship funding
An employer group coalition has urged the Federal Government to fund a national partnership agreement to arrest the slump in apprentice and trainee numbers. The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Australian Industry Group and the Business Council of Australia called for the govt to maintain its $1.75bn over the next five years to fund...
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Employee's Fiji trip and underworld claims end in sacking
A NSW Trains customer service officer who accused a platform manager of corruption and associating with infamous nightclub owner John Ibrahim has lost his unfair dismissal claim after he was sacked following an unauthorised trip to Fiji and making false underworld allegations against managers. Mohammed Ayub, who worked as a customer service team le...
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Business coalition calls for apprenticeship funding
An employer group coalition has urged the Federal Government to fund a national partnership agreement to arrest the slump in apprentice and trainee numbers. The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Australian Industry Group and the Business Council of Australia called for the govt to maintain its $1.75bn over the next five years to fund...
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