Editor : Rajiv Maharaj, rajiv.maharaj@tr.com . Chief Journalist: Emily Woods emily.woods@tr.com . Managing Editor : Helen Jones. Contact: (02) 8587 7681. Twitter : @WorkforceTR
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Govt says Integrity Bill ‘was never' about union merger
Master Builders Australia (MBA) says it is “disappointed” the Federal Government “did not pursue the imposition of a public interest test” before the super union merger was approved in the Fair Work Commission (FWC). The cmn approved the merger of three unions yesterday (March 6), and declared March 27 as the date it will co...
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DP Clancy calls for F3 ‘legal representation' Fitzgerald tweak
The head of the Fair Work Commission's (FWC) termination of employment panel has called for a review of the unfair application dismissal employer response form in the wake of the so-called ‘shadow lawyers' Fitzgerald decision ( WF 20/10/17 ). In Fitzgerald , a FWC full bench ruled lawyers and paid agents needed the cmn's permission to represe...
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Cmr failed to give CFMEU right to respond: full bench
The Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) has won an appeal against a right-of entry (RoE) permit condition decision, after a Fair Work Commission (FWC) full bench ruled the union had not been given an opportunity to respond. The union successfully challenged the decision by FWC Commissioner Tony Saunders, who determined CFMEU official ...
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Paper factory folds to ‘key' union demands, brings end to strike
A seven-week strike involving 90 paper workers came to an end on Tuesday (March 6), after Japanese-owned Australian Paper agreed to two “key” union demands, the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) says. Melbourne envelope, playing card and school book manufacturing workers began an “indefinite strike” on January 1...
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Melbourne firies defend pay deal
The United Firefighters Union Victorian branch (UFU) has rejected a state Opposition claim a draft pay deal heading to a Melbourne firies' vote from Friday (March 9) is a "stinking, rorting mess" ( WF 23/02/18 ) . Vic Opposition leader Matthew Guy made the claim on Tuesday (March 6) after the Vic Government released details of the proposed deal. Th...
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NSW rail vote on employer pay offer
NSW rail workers will vote from today (March 8) on whether to accept the NSW Government's improved offer of a 3%-a-year pay rise ( WF 9/02/18 ). The Rail Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) is one of seven unions involved in the bargaining process for the Sydney and NSW Trains Enterprise Agreements (EAs). Today's vote follows three weeks of an enterprise bar...
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Employers appeal super union decn
In breaking news at press time today (March 8), employer groups say they are appealing against the super union merger decision ( WF 06/03/18 ) . The Australian Mines and Metals Association (AMMA) and Master Builders Australia confirmed to Workforce Daily that lawyers had lodged an urgent appeal to a Fair Work Commission full bench this afternoon. T...
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FWC upholds sacking for refusal to give covert recordings to employer
WFD: The Fair Work Commission has upheld the sacking of an operations manager who secretly recorded his managersin a bid to prove his bullying claim but then refused to hand the audio file to his employer. In a decision canvassing the legality and appropriateness of covert workplace recordings and whether they are reason enough for dismissal, Commi...
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Mine workers firmly reject CFMEU-developed pay system
WFD: In an overwhelming two-to-one vote, workers at Centennial Coal's Mandalong Mine have firmly rejected a hybrid pay system developed by one of their own unions. The Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU)-developed pay system was due to be incorporated in the latest enterprise bargaining agreement (EBA) at the mine sited in Newcastle c...
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SA Labor promises portable LSL for cleaners & community workers
WFD: A re-elected South Australian Labor government would introduce a portable long service leave (LSL) scheme for the community, disability and contract cleaning sectors, Premier Jay Weatherill said on this week (March 5). Private sector portable LSL allows workers to move between employers in the same industry while continuing to accrue LSL. In t...
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FWO rumbles 7-Eleven store's biometric scanner rort
WFD: The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has started legal action against a former 7-Eleven store franchisee for allegedly cheating a biometric scanner system that the franchise group introduced to stop widespread wages theft. The FWO alleges Xia Jing Qi Pty Ltd, which operated a 7-Eleven store in Melbourne's CBD until March 2017, and the store's former ...
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Employer loses jurisdictional objection to EA termination
WFD: A former employee will have her application to terminate an enterprise agreement (EA) heard despite no longer being covered by the expired industrial deal. Footlong Subs Employment Services Pty Ltd lost its jurisdictional objection to Simone Lennox's termination application in the Fair Work Commission this week. Lennox applied to the cmn on De...
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Diary
March 13: Young workers pub , at the Queensberry Hotel, Melbourne. March 19: Interlocutory hearing in Federal Court for the AWU v ROC case over the union raids. March 26-28: Trial dates for the (above) AWU v ROC case . May 14: Ex-union boss Kathy Jackson's next directions hearing . July 17, 18: ACTU Congress will be held at Brisbane Convention Cent...
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Editorial Team
Editor : Rajiv Maharaj, rajiv.maharaj@tr.com . Chief Journalist: Emily Woods, emily.woods@tr.com . Journalist: Steve Andrew. Managing Editor : Helen Jones. Contact: (02) 8587 7454. Twitter : @WorkforceTR
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Employers appeal super union decn
WFD: Employer groups confirmed they are appealing against the super union merger decision ( WF 06/03/18 ) . The Australian Mines and Metals Association (AMMA) and Master Builders Australia confirmed to Workforce Daily that lawyers had lodged an urgent appeal to a Fair Work Commission full bench this afternoon. The employer groups have also sought a...
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Melbourne firies defend pay deal
WFD: The United Firefighters Union Victorian branch (UFU) has rejected a state Opposition claim a draft pay deal heading to a Melbourne firies' vote from Friday (March 9) is a "stinking, rorting mess" ( WF 23/02/18 ) . Vic Opposition leader Matthew Guy made the claim on Tuesday (March 6) after the Vic Government released details of the proposed dea...
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NSW rail vote on employer pay offer
WFD: NSW rail workers started voting this (March 8) on whether to accept the NSW Government's improved offer of a 3%-a-year pay rise ( WF 9/02/18 ) . The Rail Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) is one of seven unions involved in the bargaining process for the Sydney and NSW Trains Enterprise Agreements (EAs). The vote follows three weeks of an enterprise ba...
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Paper factory folds to 'key' union demands, brings end to strike
WFD: A seven-week strike involving 90 paper workers came to an end on Tuesday (March 6), after Japanese-owned Australian Paper agreed to two "key" union demands, the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) says. Melbourne envelope, playing card and school book manufacturing workers began an "indefinite strike" on January 16, after enterprise...
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Cmr failed to give CFMEU right to respond on RoE condition: FWC
WFD: The Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) has won an appeal against a right-of entry (RoE) permit condition decision, after a Fair Work Commission (FWC) full bench ruled the union had not been given an opportunity to respond. The union successfully challenged the decision by FWC Commissioner Tony Saunders, who determined CFMEU offi...
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