The Australian Workers Union (AWU) has declared victory in its fight against McDermott Australia's million-dollar law suit that threatened to cripple the union. In late 2011, the construction company filed Federal Court action against the AWU, suing the union for $10.5 million for taking unprotected industrial action in the Bass Strait during a dis...
AWU claims win in $10.5m law suit
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Ai Group calls for IFAs to apply to annual leave
The Australian Industry Group has released a submission it has made to the Fair Work Commission's modern awards review, calling for an overhaul of the model award flexibility clause. Ai Group chief executive Innes Willox called on the FWC bench to correct a “glaring omission” in the model flexibility clause: it does not allow individual...
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‘Go away' money paid in majority of unfair dismissal claims: FWC report
Most employers are forking out between $2,000 and $4,000 in so-called ‘go away' money in 60% of unfair dismissal cases settled at conciliation, a new Fair Work Commission report has revealed. The report provides data on FW tribunal unfair dismissal cases under the Fair Work Act from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2012. It finally puts figures to mo...
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Banks clawing at super as AWU EAs fail to nominate default fund
The big four banks are threatening unions' “pivotal” role in superannuation funds by offering sweeteners to employers to transfer default funds to retail funds, according to the head of Australia's largest industry fund. Australian Superannuation CEO Ian Silk told delegates at the Australian Workers Union (AWU) national conference that,...
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Public service employment rate fall worst since 1984: ACTU
The number of public sector jobs in Australia has fallen for the first time in a decade, new research by the Aust Council of Trade Unions has revealed. The ACTU Jobs Report said more than 50,000 jobs were shed nationally in the year to November 2012, with about half of the cuts taking place in NSW and Queensland. Public service jobs fell by 6.9% - ...
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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
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FWC right-of-entry powers on the table: Shorten
The Federal Government is looking to announce “reasonable reforms” to right-of-entry laws in the next few weeks, including giving the workplace tribunal greater powers to resolve disputes. Last year, the Fair Work Act review panel ( WF18325 ) proposed the Fair Work Commission have greater discretion to deal with the frequency of permit ...
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CFMEU ordered to stop industrial action at Perth hospital project
The Fair Work Commission has banned the Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) WA branch from taking industrial action on John Holland's $1.2bn Perth Children's Hospital project for six months. Tensions have been running high at the site following the death of a crane operator in September last year, with a number of stoppages after the ...
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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
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FM clears FWO of malice in call centre prosecution
A Federal Magistrate has found the Fair Work Ombudsman did not act with malice in a 2010 prosecution marred by flawed investigations, union dissatisfaction, political connections and the involvement of the then Workplace Relations minister Julia Gillard. In what appears to be the conclusion to a controversial and long-running saga, Federal Magistra...
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Union clashes with Grocon over safety after worker death
The Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) says Grocon locked out its safety officers and union officials from a Melbourne site yesterday (February19) following the death of an crane operator on Monday (Feb 18). Shortly before presstime, CFMEU Vic branch secretary John Setka told Workforce news associate Occupational Health News union of...
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CPSU Vic call for Commonwealth to intervene on excluded matters
The Community Public Sector Union (CPSU) has called on the Federal Government to “legislate to the full extent of its power” to regulate Victorian employment in light of the far-reaching ramifications of a Fair Work Commission ruling. In its submission to the Commonwealth senate inquiry into protections for state public sector workers, ...
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Average weekly pay up 4.8%, mining industry leads all by $718 margin
Full-time (FT) adult average weekly ordinary time earnings (AWOTE) increased by 4.8% to $1,393 in the 12 months to November 2012, new ABS figures have revealed. The FT total average weekly earnings (including overtime) increased 4.7% to $1,453.60 (4.8% for males and 4.6% for females). The all-employees average (including part-time workers) increase...
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Telstra to cut 648 Sensis jobs
Telstra has confirmed it will cut 648 jobs from its 3,500 Sensis Yellow and White Pages directories workforce. The division's business model has been under pressure to make a “digital transition”, Sensis managing director John Allen said in a statement. "We are working with our staff and the unions to provide further detail of our propo...
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AWU delegates to target marginal seats
The Australian Workers Union (AWU) will deploy thousands of union delegates to target key marginal seats within the coming weeks as it pledges a “unique” direct action campaign to secure the re-election of the Gillard Government. AWU national secretary Paul Howes told the national conference on the Gold Coast today (February 21) the uni...
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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
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Unions looking to the BRICS for growth
Globally there is “no way back for unions” as none of the different strategies attempted worldwide to boost numbers has worked, according to Brussels European Employee Relations Group (BEERG) exec director Tom Hayes. Speaking at the ‘Labour relations in the Asian Century' conference in Sydney on February 19, the former British uni...
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CFMEU slugged $10k for Derek Christopher assault threat
The Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) Victorian branch has been slugged $10,000 in the Federal Magistrates Court after it admitted one of its officials had threatened to assault a site manager. The Fair Work Building Commission (FWBC) said organiser Derek Christopher “repeatedly abused a site manager and threatened him with as...
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FWC oks Sea-Tow consultation
The Fair Work Commission has tossed out a claim by the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) that Pacific Basin Sea-Tow Australia (PBST) breached an enterprise agreement by failing to consult on redundancies affecting two liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects. PBST provides transportation services from the Port of Gladstone for two construction projects...
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Unions looking to the BRICS
WFD: Globally there is “no way back for unions” as none of the different strategies attempted worldwide to boost numbers has worked, according to Brussels European Employee Relations Group (BEERG) exec director Tom Hayes. Speaking at the ‘Labour relations in the Asian Century' conference in Sydney on February 19, the former Britis...
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