South Australian mill workers have begun “indefinite” industrial action in the form of rolling work stoppages, over fears they will lose their jobs if global tissue giant Kimberly Clark Corporation (KCC) closes its Millicent mill plant. KCC - the maker of the Huggies and Kleenex brands - employs more than 400 workers in SA. The Construc...
Tissue giant workers begin stoppages over job security
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New ‘spy' tools take toll on truckers
The Fair Work Commission has dismissed fears truck drivers will be spied on, in a dispute finding allowing Toll Transport to introduce new on-board surveillance equipment for its linehaul business. The Transport Workers Union (TWU) argued against introduction of the new infrared driver fatigue and distraction monitoring system, and an upgraded digi...
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NSW ALP expected to back ‘three-strikes' law
NSW Labor is expected to back a move to end government contracts with employers who violate labour laws three times or more, in a motion to be put at this weekend's ALP state conference. In a joint statement, the Transport Workers Union (TWU) and the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) confirmed they would be moving the motion. The union...
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Greens bill to increase min wage
WFD: The Greens have introduced a bill to set the national minimum wage at 60% of the median full-time wage into the House of Representatives. The party's employment spokesperson Adam Bandt said the min wage would be “phased in” by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) after a period not longer than six years. “In a rich country like Aus...
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NSW Labor to endorse gig economy worker protections
WFD: The NSW Labor Party is expected to endorse a motion to give food delivery riders the same rights as truck drivers, including minimum pay rates and the right to bring complaints against their employer, at its state conference this weekend (June 30-July 1). The Transport Workers Union (TWU) said it will put forward a motion to amend chapter six ...
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NGA says EA retains ‘strong consultative mechanisms'
WFD: The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) has refuted union claims that its new enterprise agreement (EA) will strip workers of representation and consultation protections. “The NGA consulted and negotiated with union and staff bargaining representatives regularly during the making of the agreement,” a NGA spokesperson told Workforce...
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‘Genuine bargaining may be a thing of the past': CPSU
WFD: The Community Public Sector Union (CPSU) has encouraged National Gallery of Australia (NGA) staff to vote for the employer's proposed enterprise agreement (EA) even though it is “not a document CPSU can recommend”. APSC policy stripped protections: CPSU But since workers have been bargaining since 2013 without a pay rise “fur...
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Free crack for CFMMEU to sink Downer EDI deal after FWC mistake
WFD: The construction union will get a “free crack” to scupper a direct vote Downer EDI enterprise agreement (EA) after the deal's approval was quashed because it was made without the hearing commissioner's “knowledge or consent”. The Fair Work Commission issued a decision - purportedly signed off by Cmr Leigh Johns - approv...
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WAIRC's Jennifer Smith appointed judge of WA Supreme Court
Western Australia Industrial Relations Commission (WAIRC) Acting President Jennifer Smith has been appointed a judge of the WA Supreme Court. 1 st woman appointed WAIRC snr cmr Smith has been an acting WA Supreme Court judge since last August. In 2006, she became the first woman to be appointed a WAIRC senior cmr. Between 1988 and 2000, Smith worke...
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Workers ‘staunch' on Esso picket line, as dispute marks one year
WFD: On Thursday (June 28), Esso UGL workers marked one year since they began picketing outside the Longford gas plant. “We will continue until it's resolved, and we're waiting for UGL to negotiate in good faith to see if this can be resolved,” Australian Workers' Union (AWU) Victorian secretary Ben Davis told Workforce Daily. In June 2...
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Just 30% of Australian boards received a pay rise
WFD: One third of Australia's executive board members received a pay rise in the last financial year, with those on ASX-listed company boards rewarded with on average 5% rises and super fund boards 4.4%, an Australian board remuneration report has revealed. Members of government boards received 2.5% pay rises, and unlisted private companies 4%. The...
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Diary
June 30-July: NSW Labor Party State Conference , Sydney Town Hall. Party members can attend the conference as observers by presenting their current membership card. Unions NSW will give an address at 2pm on June 30. Opposition leader Bill Shorten will speak at 11am on Sunday, July 1 . See conference agenda here . July 17, 18: ACTU Congress will be ...
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Editorial Team
Editor : Rajiv Maharaj, rajiv.maharaj@tr.com . Contact: (02) 8587 7454. Chief Journalist: Emily Woods, emily.woods@tr.com . Journalist: Steve Andrew. Managing Editor : Peter Schwab. Twitter : @WorkforceTR
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Toyota supervisor fairly sacked for 'blatant, benevolent sexism'
WFD: Toyota Motor's decision to sack a male supervisor for creating a "weird and dirty atmosphere at work" by making "overly sexualised remarks" to young female workers has been upheld by the Fair Work Commission (FWC). Toyota accused Homer Abarra, aged 50, of massaging young women, having two female workers sit on his lap and sitting at his desk w...
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Tissue giant workers begin stoppages over job security
WFD: South Australian mill workers have begun "indefinite" industrial action in the form of rolling work stoppages, over fears they will lose their jobs if global tissue giant Kimberly Clark Corporation (KCC) closes its Millicent mill plant. KCC - the maker of the Huggies and Kleenex brands - employs more than 400 workers in SA. The Construction Fo...
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NSW ALP expected to back 'three-strikes' law
WFD: NSW Labor is expected to back a move to end government contracts with employers who violate labour laws three times or more, in a motion to be put at this weekend's ALP state conference. In a joint statement, the Transport Workers Union (TWU) and the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) confirmed they would be moving the motion. The ...
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New 'spy' tools take toll on truckers
WFD: The Fair Work Commission has dismissed fears truck drivers will be spied on, in a dispute finding allowing Toll Transport to introduce new on-board surveillance equipment for its linehaul business. The Transport Workers Union (TWU) argued against introduction of the new infrared driver fatigue and distraction monitoring system, and an upgraded...
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'You're fired!': $20k compo for Donald Trump-style sacking
WFD: In a lesson to small 'business owners to observe procedural fairness, the Fair Work Commission has awarded almost $20,000 to a 62-year-old man on the receiving end of a "Donald Trump"-style sacking. The cmn heard on November 15, 2017, Two Shores Holiday Village owner Raymond Smith sacked Anthony Morley on the spot upon discovering the gardener...
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FWC special bench reboots BOOT principles in loaded rates decision
The Fair Work Commission has handed down its long-awaited loaded rates case decision, warning employers it won't tolerate a “don't ask, don't tell” approach for approving enterprise agreements (EA) where penalty rates are traded off for higher ordinary rates of pay and other benefits. In the face of employer demands it take a “rea...
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Union attacks Qantas over security, transparency in catering sale
Qantas has issued show cause letters to “a number” of Transport Workers Union (TWU) NSW members for taking unprotected industrial action over fears they will lose their superannuation and even their jobs when the airline's catering business is sold, the TWU claims. In April, Qantas announced plans to sell Q Catering to Emirates Group av...
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