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Strike on for Rio's Blair Athol mine

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Soon-to-be-retrenched workers at Rio Tinto's Blair Athol mine in Central Queensland have voted up protected industrial action that could kick off as early as next Monday (November 12), the Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) has confirmed to Workforce Daily . The union's district vice president Glenn Power was in talks with members at...

457 research report says Aussies have unrealistic pay expectations

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A new research report has backed the resource sector's use of 457 temporary skilled labour. The Edith Cowan University study released today said Australian workers were reluctant to relocate from eastern states to Western Australia. Many domestic candidates held “unrealistic” pay expectations, making them an “uncompetitive recruit...

Construction industry contraction slows in Oct, but outlook still weak

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The national construction sector contracted at a slower rate in October, the latest Australian Industry Group/Australian Housing Association performance index has revealed. The sector contracted at a slower rate in Oct, recording 35.8 - an increase of 4.9 points on the previous month (readings below 50 indicate a contraction). However, the sector's...

Editorial team

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Editor: Rajiv Maharaj, (03) 8684 2139, rajiv.maharaj@thomsonreuters.com . Chief Journalist: David Marin-Guzman. Managing Editor: Peter Schwab. Twitter: @WorkforceTR

Fair Work Act protects ‘scab' signs

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The Federal Court has ruled that a union member holding a sign attacking co-workers for being “scabs” during the Bowen Basin mine strikes was exercising a protected right and his dismissal for such conduct breached the Fair Work Act. The court found holding such a sign could not be considered adverse action because it did not prejudice ...

Unemployment holds steady at 5.4%

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The unemployment rate decreased slightly in October but the rounded average remained at 5.4%, the latest ABS Labour Force figures have revealed. The number of people employed increased by 10,700 to 11,523,200 in October, while the number of people unemployed decreased by 8,800 people to 653,200, the ABS said. The increase in employment was driven b...

140 jobs on the block at 10

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Channel 10 has set a November 30 cut-off for a redundancy process affecting up to 140 jobs at the station. The Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) sought to block the process in an application to Fair Work Australia (FWA) last week, claiming Ten failed to consult workers as required under the enterprise agreement terms. The union dropped t...

Editorial team

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Editor: Rajiv Maharaj, (03) 8684 2139, rajiv.maharaj@thomsonreuters.com . Chief Journalist: David Marin-Guzman. Journalist: Steve Andrew. Managing Editor: Peter Schwab. Twitter: @WorkforceTR

Ex-PSA head loses internal court battle

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At presstime, defeated NSW Public Service Association (PSA) head John Cahill had failed in a last ditch legal fight to hold a union central council meeting consisting of his defeated supporters before the transfer of power to rival group Progressive PSA (PPSA). Following a 3pm hearing, NSW Industrial Relations Commission President Justice Roger Bol...

Purvinas alleges Qantas conspiracy to cull 30% of engineering workforce

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Unions have slammed today's “shock” Qantas announcement that it will axe more than 400 engineering jobs. Australian Licenced Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA) federal secretary Steve Purvinas claimed Qantas managers had told him the airline planned to cull its total engineering workforce by 30%. “This has been an absolute sho...

AWU calls for rethink of car industry funding model

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Australia's car manufacturing industry is again under pressure, with 170 jobs to go at Holden's Elizabeth, South Australia plant in a voluntary redundancy process that closes tomorrow (November 9). The high Aussie dollar and increased competition are blamed. Australian Workers Union (AWU) SA branch secretary Wayne Hanson told Workforce Daily the ti...

FWO launches fifth pregnancy discrimination prosecution

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The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has launched its fifth prosecution this year involving discrimination on the grounds of pregnancy. Facing court in the latest matter is Felix Corporation Pty Ltd, which operates GV Bargains stores throughout Victoria, and its owner-managers Feiyue Hu and Jian Ping Hu, of Shepparton, regional Victoria. FWO alleges GV Ba...

OK for employers to videotape workers on sick days & w/comp

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In a significant decision regarding employers' control over employees' out of hours conduct, Fair Work Australia has ruled an employer was justified in covertly videotaping a WorkCover-eligible employee resting at home. “As an occasion where a claim for payment is being made and as an employee is claiming to be suffering from an inability to ...

Ex-PSA head loses court battle

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WFD: Defeated NSW Public Service Association (PSA) head John Cahill has failed in a last ditch legal fight to hold a union central council meeting consisting of his defeated supporters before the transfer of power to rival group Progressive PSA (PPSA). Following a 3pm on Thursday (November 8), NSW Industrial Relations Commission President Justice R...

Strike on for Rio's Blair Athol mine

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WFD: Soon-to-be-retrenched workers at Rio Tinto's Blair Athol mine in Central Queensland have voted up protected industrial action that could kick off as early as Monday (November 12), the Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) has confirmed to Workforce Daily . The CFMEU claims its 30 members at the mine could be as much as $100,000 wor...

Purvinas alleges Qantas conspiracy to cull 30% of engineering workforce

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WFD: Unions have slammed Qantas's "shock" announcement yesterday (November 8) that it will axe more than 400 engineering jobs. Australian Licenced Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA) federal secretary Steve Purvinas claimed Qantas managers had told him the airline planned to cull its total engineering workforce by 30%. "This has been an absolute...

Airline safety duties not a ‘workplace right'

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WFD: The Federal Court has ruled that duties and obligations under civil aviation regulations do not constitute a workplace right after rejecting licensed aircraft maintenance engineers' (LAMEs) claim they were victim of adverse action for reporting aircraft defects. The Australia Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA) launched the adverse...

AWU calls for rethink of car industry funding model

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WFD: Australia's car manufacturing industry is again under pressure, with 170 jobs to go at Holden's Elizabeth, South Australia plant in a voluntary redundancy process that closes on pressday (November 9). The high Aussie dollar and increased competition are blamed. Australian Workers Union (AWU) SA branch secretary Wayne Hanson told Workforce Dail...

Unemployment holds steady at 5.4%

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WFD: The unemployment rate decreased slightly in October but the rounded average remained at 5.4%, the latest ABS Labour Force figures have revealed. The number of people employed increased by 10,700 to 11,523,200 in October, while the number of people unemployed decreased by 8,800 people to 653,200, the ABS said. The increase in employment was dri...

140 jobs on the block at 10

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WFD: Channel 10 has set a November 30 cut-off for a redundancy process affecting up to 140 jobs at the station. The Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) sought to block the process in an application to Fair Work Australia (FWA) last week, claiming Ten failed to consult workers as required under the enterprise agreement terms. The union drop...
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