The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has launched an investigation into wage fraud and driver misclassification at Uber, the drivers' representative body RideShare Drivers United (RSDU) has revealed. RSDU said it met FWO earlier this month and argued there was a “sharp contrast” between Uber drivers' working conditions and what the Fair Work A...
FWO investigating ‘sham-contracting' at Uber: RSDU
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Unionists must embrace being ‘the great disruptors': McManus
Forget about the power of technological disruption, trade union organisers have been “the great disruptors” for more than 70 years, according to Sally McManus launching the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) NexGen Conference on press day. In a fired-up speech to 1,000 unionists, ACTU secretary McManus said: “The trade unio...
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Worker loses claim after employer refuses leave to care for grandchild
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has tossed out a worker's application for relief under the Insurance Australia Group's (IAG) enterprise agreement (EA) after finding none of her dispute allegations including bullying fell within its jurisdiction. Customer service officer Denice Tarasenko claimed IAG breached the agreement by refusing her leave to car...
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‘Bitterly disappointed' pizza driver fails to win company prize at FWC
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has said it would be “bizarre and entirely inappropriate” to award a workplace competition first prize to an employee who came second. Deputy President Peter Sams dismissed “bitterly disappointed” Lynette Hart's claim she be awarded the $15,000 Dominos Pizza Enterprises Ltd's 2016 delivery driv...
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Tribunal rejects privatisation protections clauses
The NSW Industrial Relations Commission (NSWIRC) has rejected a bid by unions to provide better protections for public sector workers whose jobs are privatised. State branches of the Rail, Tram and Bus Union, the Seamen's Union and the Electrical Trades Union applied to the NSWIRC to include a job transfer payment, a five-year employment guarantee ...
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Editor: Annie Lawson (03) 9286 1411. Chief Journalist: Gerard May. Journalist: Steve Andrew. Managing Editor: Peter Schwab. Twitter: @WorkforceTR
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Carter Holt blue shows lock-out laws need to change: CFMEU
That Carter Holt Harvey workers have been locked-out for 10 weeks means they are voting on the company's proposed enterprise agreement (EA) this Friday (June 30) with a “gun to their heads”, the Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) has claimed. CFMEU district assistant secretary Andrew Vendramini told Workforce Daily Carter...
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FWO confirms ‘live investigation' into Uber
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has confirmed it has commenced an investigation into Uber to determine whether the ride-sharing company is “compliant with Commonwealth workplace laws” in its engagement with drivers. A FWO spokesperson told Workforce Daily it would not “be appropriate for us to comment any further” given it was...
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FWC tosses out claim Boral left AMWU out in the cold
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has dismissed a claim Boral Cement Limited excluded the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) from discussions it held with another union about a new employee classification scheme. Commissioner Michael McKenna said the dispute concerned Boral's proposed new structure that included a new, non-trades productio...
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CSIRO staff vote in favour of EA
CSIRO staff have “narrowly voted” to support an enterprise agreement (EA) that delivers annual pay increases totalling 6.5% over three years, the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) has said. Some 57.74% of the 77% of eligible staff who voted gave the thumbs up to the deal that runs until 2020. This followed a 70% no vote last Octo...
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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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Sunshine Coast's climate not so exceptional to bar garbo strike
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has dismissed a Sunshine Coast garbage collection company's bid to block strike action, or at least to extend the time before workers can take it, as even if worst comes to worst it still had time to contract out the services. Commissioner Ian Cambridge dismissed Remondis Australia Pty Ltd argument that FWC should thr...
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Master Builders director claims she was sacked over CFMEU differences
Master Builders Queensland's construction policy director has claimed in a LinkedIn post yesterday the employer group had fired her for refusing to engage in pattern bargaining with the Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU). Corlia Roos claimed she was sacked after 18 months in the role for raising concerns the Construction Income Prote...
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Labor pledges to reverse penalty rate cuts
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has vowed to reverse the Sunday penalty rate cuts in the retail, fast food, hospitality and pharmacy sectors should the Labor Party win the next federal election ( WF 24/7/17 ). With the penalty rates due to be cut in just three days time (Saturday, July 1), he gave a “solemn pledge” to restore them during...
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No comp, despite unfair dismissal
The Fair Work Commission has declined to reinstate or compensate a school principal who was unfairly dismissed, despite claims she would struggle to find suitable alternative employment in regional Victoria. Commissioner Nick Wilson found valid reasons for Bronwen Martin's dismissal - but “serious deficiencies” in the process. Employer ...
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Vic Govt intervenes in Carter Holt dispute
The Victorian Government has moved to end a standoff between Carter Holt Harvey Wood Products and its workers who it has locked out of the Myrtleford plywood mill ( WF 28/06/17 ). IR minister Natalie Hutchins said in a statement the govt had lodged a Fair Work Commission (FWC) application under s423 of the Fair Work Act to suspend the lockout. The ...
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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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Aerocare to give unions documents before FWC will consider deal
The Fair Work Commission has held off its approval of the Aerocare collective agreement until the company provides documents confirming it meets the better-off-overall test (BOOT). The Australian Services Union (ASU) and the Transport Workers Union (TWU) argued the agreement failed the BOOT when compared to the Airline Operations - Ground Staff Awa...
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D-day for cricket pay dispute
The cricket pay dispute could be heading to the courts, with no sign of a resolution 24 hours out from the expiry of contracts ( WF 23/6/2017 ) Players and the game's governing body Cricket Australia (CA) are at loggerheads over CA's proposal to change its revenue sharing model. Players are refusing to sign new contacts until the model is revised t...
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DP Sams slams worker's abuse of process general protections claim
Fair Work Commission Deputy President Peter Sams has decided to award indemnity costs against a worker despite acknowledging how “rare and unusual” such awards are. DP Sams said “it would be difficult to find a more compelling set of circumstances than here, which warrant a costs order being made against a party for unreasonable a...
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