Eight workers have been suspended from a Woolworths warehouse in NSW after a dispute involving one worker's uniform escalated. It is understood a manager was unhappy about how the worker was wearing their vest in the warehouse, although the circumstances that lead to his suspension are unclear. Seven National Union of Workers (NUW) members - includ...
Woolies workers suspended after 'vest' incident
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Paint giant rejects $10k + 3% a year deal as lock-out hits 3 months
PPG Industries, the makers of Taubmans, Bristol and White Knight paints, has knocked back union pay and roster demands as workers at the multinational's Sydney plant remain locked out after almost three months. PPG locked 57 workers out in mid-August after they refused to stop protected industrial action during bargaining for a new enterprise agree...
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Glencore mine lockout extended as FWC talks break down
Glencore has extended its lockout of Oaky North coal miners for a further two weeks after Fair Work Commission conciliation talks with the Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) broke down on Monday (November 6). Glencore issued the lockout notice within hours of the end of the conciliation session, overseen by Deputy President Ingrid As...
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FWC revokes CFMEU organiser's RoE for repeated law-breaking
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has revoked controversial Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFME) organiser Brad Upton's right-of-entry (RoE) permit. The Cmn's decision comes in the wake of a Federal Court judgment in September where Upton was found to have abused workers at the Gorgon LNG Project, which included calling them “f-king ...
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International unions condemn police AWU raids
Two major international unions have labelled the Australian Federal Police (AFP) raids on Australian Workers' Union (AWU) offices “part of a pattern of police attacks on Australian unions”. The unions, from the United Kingdom and North America, are calling for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to stop “intimidating” trade unio...
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Chief Journalist: Emily Woods. Journalist: Rajiv Maharaj. Managing Editor: Peter Schwab. Contact (02) 8587 7681 and peter.schwab@tr.com . Twitter: @WorkforceTR
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Calls to restore ATO staffing levels to catch tax dodgers
The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) is calling for staffing levels to be restored at the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to bolster its efforts in tackling tax avoidance by multinational corporations and wealthy individuals. In the wake of Monday's (November 6) Paradise Paper release, which revealed companies including Australia's largest...
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NUW denies 20% pay cut deal struck with Murray Goulburn buyer
The National Union of Workers (NUW) has rubbished claims it had offered a potential buyer of Murray Goulburn's Edith Creek plant a 20% wage cut in a new enterprise agreement. NUW general branch assistant secretary Godfrey Moase told Workforce Daily a report headlined ‘Tasmanian dairy workers offer 20pc pay cut to save jobs' published in The A...
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Cmn rejects 'it's my first time' excuse
An employee who lost her unfair dismissal claim then started but didn't proceed with a general protections claim has lost a bid for more time to lodge a second general protections application. The Fair Work Commission said just because it was her first time before it and she didn't know the statute that didn't make it exceptional circumstances. ...
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Illawarra Coal to appeal swearing CFMEU official's reinstatement
Illawarra Coal (trading as South32) has confirmed it has lodged an appeal against a Fair Work Commission decision ordering it to reinstate a union official it sacked for a foul-mouth tirade against colleagues ( WF 6/11/17 ). In a decision handed down last Friday, Commissioner Bernie Riordan ordered South32 to reinstate Construction Forestry Mining ...
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Biotech giant ordered to reinstate worker in unusual incapacity case
The Fair Work Commission has ordered ASX-listed biotech giant CSL Limited to reinstate an incapacitated employee because the sacking denied him access to “incredibly generous” salary continuance payments allowed for in the enterprise agreement (EA). In a rare industrial tribunal decision dealing with the issue of salary continuance clau...
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Law Council wants FW Act change to junk ‘shadow lawyers' decision
The Law Council of Australia has called for an immediate amendment of s596 of the Fair Work Act in the wake of the controversial ‘shadow lawyers' decision. Law Council president Fiona McLeod SC told Workforce Daily the recent Fair Work Commission full bench decision in Fitzgerald v Woolworths ( WF 20/10/17 ) would have “significant rami...
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Services Union plays down bargaining tensions at Bris Council
The Services Union (SU) has played down tensions between unions over the collective bargaining process at Brisbane City Council (BCC) ( WF 3/11/17 ). Minority unions are seeking to block council from balloting workers on a 2.5%-a-year pay increase - despite majority unions the SU and the Rail Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) supporting the increase. The m...
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Canberra Hospital cleaners protest five years without EA pay rise
On press day (November 9), specialist cleaners at Canberra Hospital were protesting outside the hospital over a five-year wage “freeze”. The 100 cleaners are calling on ACT health minister Meegan Fitzharris to vary a contract with their employer Integrated Service Solutions (ISS) Health Services. They claim a contract between the compan...
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Editorial Team
Chief Journalist: Emily Woods. Journalist: Rajiv Maharaj. Managing Editor: Peter Schwab. Contact (02) 8587 7681 and peter.schwab@tr.com . Twitter: @WorkforceTR
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North Oaky Glencore mine lockout extended as FWC talks break down
WFD: Glencore has extended its lockout of Oaky North coal miners for a further two weeks after Fair Work Commission conciliation talks with the Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) broke down on Monday (November 6). Glencore issued the lockout notice within hours of the conciliation session ending, overseen by Deputy President Ingrid A...
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International unions condemn police AWU raids
WFD: Two major international unions have labelled the Australian Federal Police (AFP) raids on Australian Workers' Union (AWU) offices “part of a pattern of police attacks on Australian unions”. The unions, from the United Kingdom and North America, are calling for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to stop “intimidating” trade...
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Vickers settles without costs, quits FWC bid to terminate Coles 2011 EA
WFD: Coles worker Penny Vickers has reached a confidential settlement with the company and has withdrawn her Fair Work Commission application to terminate the Coles 2011 enterprise agreement (EA) over claims it failed the better-off-overall-test (BOOT). Vickers advised the Fair Work Commission (FWC) she wanted to discontinue the case on Monday (Nov...
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FWC rejects host's evidence so finds labour hire sacking was unfair
WFD: A labour hire contractor has lost its bid to force an employee to pay security for its legal costs, going on to lose the casual worker's unfair dismissal claim and being ordered to pay her $8,597.31 compensation. The case examines the relationship between a labour hire firm supplying employees and the host organisation. It looks at what happen...
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