Uber drivers have accused the company of snubbing them after it failed to respond to a list of demands for better wages and conditions and they have vowed to hold another round of strikes in Melbourne this week. RideShare Drivers United (RSDU) claimed Uber general manager Lucas Groeneveld ignored a letter from drivers demanding the company “f...
Drivers claim Uber ignored their demands
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MUA loses FWC bid to stop loading containers in Qube yard
The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and Patrick Stevedores are set to reignite their heated Port Botany Terminal dispute at the Fair Work Commission (FWC) this Wednesday (May 3). Last Friday (April 28) Deputy President Peter Sams dismissed MUA's interim order application to restrain Patrick from requiring employees to load containers from parent ...
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Caltex reveals $20m compensation fund for underpaid workers
Caltex Australia Limited has today announced plans to establish a $20m assistance fund for franchisee employees who had been underpaid. In a statement to the Australian Stock Exchange, Caltex said the company wanted to “do the right thing by franchisee employees” despite insisting it had no liability to pay their lawful entitlements. Th...
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FWC pushes for Federal Court review of Watson matter
The Fair Work Commission has invited feedback on draft questions of law for possible referral to the Federal Court after former vice president Graeme Watson's departure left the full bench matter on domestic violence leave in limbo ( WF 28/4/17 ). President Justice Iain Ross had previously called for submissions on whether the absence of VP Watson ...
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Auditor slams overuse of contractors
A NSW Auditor General report suggests State Government agencies are using too many contractors, with limited oversight of their work and “unproven” value for money. The report, Contingent workforce , looked at the use of contractors by three state agencies - transport, industry and education. It found the three had processes in place to...
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Weekly earnings languish
Average weekly earnings rose $13 from 2014 to 2015 as female workers continued to earn significantly less than their male counterparts, new Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows. The ABS's Characteristics of Employment Survey released today revealed mean or average weekly earnings for employees and owner managers of incorporated enterpri...
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Editor: Annie Lawson (03) 8684 2127, 0422 567 004, annie.lawson@tr.com Chief Journalist: Gerard May Journalist: Steve Andrew Managing Editor: Peter Schwab Twitter: @WorkforceTR
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FWC streamlines agreement approval process
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has refined its process for approving enterprise agreements (EA) to boost its transparency, efficiency and user-friendliness. President Justice Iain Ross said in a statement today the changes arose from consultations with peak industry bodies. Bargaining representatives will now receive a confirmation email after an E...
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Fletcher Insulation calls cops as it claims strikers blockading site
The Australian Workers Union (AWU) and Fletcher Insulation are meeting onsite today (May 2) and at the Fair Work Commission (FWC) on Thursday (May 4) in an attempt to resolve their bitter enterprise agreement (EA) dispute, with workers having been on strike for 75 days. Fletcher general manager Justin Hollis told Workforce Daily the company had cal...
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Accounting firm found to be accessorially liable
The Federal Circuit Court has found a payroll service provider to be an accessory for its involvement in a Japanese food chain's underpayment of a worker. In a matter signalling the Fair Work Ombudsman's (FWO) expansion of third party liability, Judge John O'Sullivan found the regulator had established Ezy Accounting 123 was accessorially liable fo...
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Workers could lose $14bn in penalty rates
Weekend penalty rates across more than a 100 industries add more than $14bn to workers' pay packets, an Australia Institute report has found. The report by the institute's Centre for Future Work warned if the Fair Work Commission's decision to cut weekend penalty rates spread to other sectors, it would impact the wages of 2.75m employees who regula...
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Call for national labour hire system intensifies following Qld Govt bid
The Queensland Government has announced it will follow Victoria's lead and introduce a labour hire licensing scheme. Qld Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said yesterday (May 1) the state will introduce licencesto crack down on rogue operators that exploit and mistreat vulnerable workers. She said Qld will introduce a scheme because the Federal Govt ha...
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Uber roundtables hear driver niggles
Uber Australia has refuted claims it ignored driver concerns over pay and safety, insisting it held regular forums where such issues could be raised. Uber spokesperson Mike Scott told Workforce Daily the online ridesharing platform held “roundtable sessions with Melbourne driver-partners to get direct feedback on the product and to ensure we'...
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Murray Goulburn closures claim jobs
Australia's biggest milk producer has revealed it is closing three processing plants and writing off almost $150 million in farmers' debts in response to last year's reduced milk prices, in an Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) announcement today. Murray Goulburn (MG) said 105 workers would lose their jobs when it closed its plant in Rochester, Victor...
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Editorial Team
Editor: Annie Lawson (03) 8684 2127, 0422 567 004, annie.lawson@tr.com Chief Journalist: Gerard May Managing Editor: Peter Schwab Twitter: @WorkforceTR
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Call for national labour hire system intensifies following Qld Govt bid
WFD: The Queensland Government has announced it will follow Victoria's lead and introduce a labour hire licensing scheme. Qld Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said yesterday (May 1) the state will introduce licencesto crack down on rogue operators that exploit and mistreat vulnerable workers. She said Qld will introduce a scheme because the Federal Go...
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Uber roundtables hear driver niggles
WFD: Uber Australia has refuted claims it ignored driver concerns over pay and safety, insisting it held regular forums where such issues could be raised. Uber spokesperson Mike Scott told Workforce Daily the online ridesharing platform held “roundtable sessions with Melbourne driver-partners to get direct feedback on the product and to ensur...
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Murray Goulburn closures claim jobs
WFD: Australia's biggest milk producer has revealed it is closing three processing plants and writing off almost $150 million in farmers' debts in response to last year's reduced milk prices, in an Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) announcement today. Murray Goulburn (MG) said 105 workers would lose their jobs when it closed its plant in Rochester, V...
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Unions NSW secures win for gig economy workers
WFD: Airtasker has described an agreement to ensure workers on its online platform are lawfully paid as a “positive step” that will help the company's future sustainability. Airtasker CEO Timothy Fung told Workforce Daily a deal with Unions NSW to also give workers access to injury protection insurance and dispute resolution services he...
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Drivers claim Uber ignored their demands
WFD: Uber drivers have accused the company of snubbing them after it failed to respond to a list of demands for better wages and conditions and they have vowed to hold another round of strikes in Melbourne this week. RideShare Drivers United (RSDU) claimed Uber general manager Lucas Groeneveld ignored a letter from drivers demanding the company ...
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