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WA public service EA gets union backing, but 3,000 jobs to go

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The WA Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU/CSA) has given in-principle agreement to a new enterprise agreement (EA) covering Western Australia's 40,000 state public sector workers. The in-principle agreement comes just weeks after the new Labor government announced in its State Budget 3,000 public service jobs will go under a 12-month voluntary...

Manager's abandonment of dismissal claim didn't justify costs

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An office manager's continuance of an unfair dismissal claim despite “compelling” Supreme Court opinion she embezzled money from the business didn't justify a costs order against her or her lawyer, the Fair Work Commission has ruled. Rejecting Fanissa Pty Ltd's application for costs, Commissioner Leigh Johns found neither Tanya Versace ...

Woolies fails in separate actions to block unfair dismissal applications

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Woolies has come off second best in separate Fair Work Commission (FWC) rulings involving workers it sacked. In the first matter, the retail giant unsuccessfully objected to the FWC hearing an unfair dismissal application from a sacked Woolworths Petrol worker in South Australia. It argued Russell Penttila's repeated failure to attend conciliation ...

NTEU closes Sydney Uni EA deal despite campus branch splinter

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University of Sydney has reached an in-principle agreement with unions on a new enterprise agreement (EA) despite a split in the campus leadership of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU). The Sydney Uni deal with the NTEU and the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) - voted on last Thursday (September 21) - means strikes scheduled for O...

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Journalists: Steve Andrew, Rajiv Maharaj. Managing Editor: Peter Schwab. Contact: (02) 8587 7681 and peter.schwab@tr.com . Twitter: @WorkforceTR

Govt coy on process for replacing ABCC head

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The Federal Government has refused to fuel speculation about the replacement for outgoing Australian Building and Construction Commission head Nigel Hadgkiss, who serves his last day at the cmn this week ( WF 20/09/17 ) . Workforce Daily yesterday (September 25) asked the ABCC who will be the interim head when Hadgkiss leaves - and the timeline for...

Systemic Catholic teachers to vote from Friday on likely strike action

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Teachers at Catholic systemic schools in NSW and the ACT are expected to vote in favour of strike action, in a protected action ballot starting Friday (September 29) ( WF 15/09/17 ). The Independent Education Union (IEU) told Workforce Daily this morning (September 26) the ballot will close on October 20. Teachers at the bulk of the 550 schools wil...

CFMEU cops adverse action after organiser threatens ex-members

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The Federal Court has ruled Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) organiser Brad Upton and the union took adverse action when he verbally abused and threatened workers who resigned as members at the Gorgon LNG Project within days of the union successfully negotiating an enterprise agreement. In a case brought by the Australian Building ...

Federal public sector shrinking, getting older and more female

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Latest statistics reveal the Federal public sector is smaller, aging and increasingly female. Australian Public Service (APS) commissioner John Lloyd released the 2016-17 APS Statistical Bulletin showing changes within the APS at June 30, 2017. The total number of workers has fallen (152,095 compared to a 2012 peak of 167,331); part-time workers ar...

Unilever under fire for emoji ban

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Ice cream manufacturer Streets has come under fire from unions after a leaked memo revealed the company has banned workers from, among other things, using angry emojis to respond to any posts “related to a company matter”. The two-page memo has been widely circulated on social media in recent days and, not surprisingly, unions have join...

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Journalists: Steve Andrew, Rajiv Maharaj. Managing Editor: Peter Schwab, peter.schwab@tr.com and Ph (02) 8587 7681. Twitter: @WorkforceTR

Federal public sector shrinking, getting older and more female

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Latest statistics reveal the Federal public sector is smaller, aging and increasingly female. Australian Public Service (APS) commissioner John Lloyd released the 2016-17 APS Statistical Bulletin showing changes within the APS at June 30, 2017. The total number of workers has fallen (152,095 compared to a 2012 peak of 167,331); part-time workers ar...

Editorial Team

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Journalists: Steve Andrew, Rajiv Maharaj. Managing Editor: Peter Schwab, peter.schwab@tr.com and Ph (02) 8587 7681. Twitter: @WorkforceTR

Fed Court dismisses Atkins $374k truckies underpayment appeal case

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The Federal Court has dismissed an Adelaide transport company's appeal that sought to overturn an underpayments order on the basis two workers were already covered by a deed of settlement absolving the company of liability. In July last year, the South Australian Industrial Relations Court ordered Atkins Freight Services Pty Ltd to pay 10 truck dri...

Public service union rails against public service cuts under Coalition

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The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) has accused the federal Coalition government and Australian Public Service Commissioner John Lloyd of mounting an “ideological” attack on the Australian Public Service (APS). CPSU did so in the wake of figures released yesterday (September 26) revealing 3,600 jobs had been axed from the APS s...

UV wraps up submissions in penalty rates appeal

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United Voice (UV) has wrapped up its submissions on the second day of a three-day Federal Court appeal against the Fair Work Commission full bench's quashing of weekend and public holiday penalty rates of hospitality workers ( WF 05/07/17 , 23/06/17 ). Throughout this morning's hearing, the judges focused on what caused the bench to reduce rates. A...

Kearney to contest Brunswick seat

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At press time, Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) confirmed its president Ged Kearney has nominated to seek pre-selection for the Victorian Labor Party to contest the state seat of Brunswick.

FWC says reinstate Catholic school teacher with backpay after acquittal

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The Fair Work Commission has ordered reinstatement and repayment of lost income for a Catholic school teacher and former monk acquitted of sexual assault. The teacher had been accused of inappropriately touching a female colleague when demonstrating an osteopathic technique to reduce neck pain. Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS) terminated Michael Toohe...

Cato gets nod as interim head of ABCC; ‘likely' permanent head

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ABCC deputy commissioner Cathy Cato will be confirmed as interim head of the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) tomorrow (September 28), shoring up her position as the most likely candidate for the permanent role ( WF 26/09/17 ) . Responding to Workforce Daily inquiries about who would replace outgoing ABCC head Nigel Hadgkiss, ...

Kearney to contest Brunswick seat

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At press time, Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) confirmed its president Ged Kearney has nominated to seek pre-selection for the Victorian Labor Party to contest the state seat of Brunswick. (Source: Workforce Daily 20753, 27 September 2017)
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