WFD: The Victorian Supreme Court has handed down an injunction stopping the Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) Victorian branch from interfering with contractors supplying concrete and services on Grocon sites in Melbourne. However, Justice Anthony Cavanough did not grant an obstruction order against the CFMEU for Grocon's Boxhill si...
CFMEU engaged in 'wanton and extreme' campaign against Grocon
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Mighell tackles suicide prevention
Former Electrical Trades Victorian secretary Dean Mighell is in talks with unions and employer groups to establish a program to reduce the suicide rate among young male construction workers. The program will be modelled on Queensland's Mates in Construction (MIC), a charity founded in 2008 to reduce the high suicide rates in the state's constructio...
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Diary
National Community Summit on Insecure Work in Australia: March 13-15, Old Parliament House, Canberra. 8th International Labour and Employment Relations Association Asian Regional Congress: April 9-12, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. National HR Summit: April 10-11, Crystal Palace, Luna Park, Sydney. QueenslandIR Society Lunch: May 10, 1...
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Editorial team
Editor: Rajiv Maharaj, (03) 8684 2139, rajiv.maharaj@thomsonreuters.com. Chief Journalist: David Marin-Guzman. Journalists: Steve Andrew, Annie Lawson. Managing Editor: Peter Schwab. Product code: 314021718585. Twitter: @WorkforceTR
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Shorten set to allow ROE lunchroom access and bring Cochlear to FWC
At presstime, Workplace Relations Minister Bill Shorten was poised to make a major announcement about significant changes to the Fair Work Act including enhanced right-of-entry (ROE) powers for union officials. In a background briefing to Workforce , the minister's office confirmed changes flagged by Workforce ( WF18565 ) last month were imminent. ...
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Registrar questions whether FW Act small claims should be in FMCA
A Federal Magistrates Court (FMC) registrar has questioned the value of bringing Fair Work Act small claims before the FMC. In a matter involving orders for less than $8,000 for unpaid redundancy pay and entitlements, Registrar Chuan Ng noted that the FMC rules of evidence “need not strictly apply” to matters under the small claims mech...
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Adverse action re refusal to work overtime appeal dismissed
The Federal Court has dismissed an appeal against a Federal Magistrate's decision to reinstate a fisherman who was sacked forrefusing to work regular overtime on weekends and public holidays. In November 2012, FM Michael Jarrett ruled Premier Pet Pty Ltd t/as Bay Fish employee Adam Richard Brown had a workplace right under s 62(1) of the Fair Work ...
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NUW & MUA barred from picketing WA record management business
WFD: The Federal Court has handed down injunction orders against the National Union of Workers (NUW) and the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) over a "steady campaign of picketing" against a SME document management business in WA. Justice Michael Barker said there was a serious issue to be tried as to whether the unions had committed "a variety of ...
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Fed Court says Mylan entitlements claim tied to Williamson case
The Federal Court has flagged orders to transfer former Health Services Union (HSU) NSW assistant secretary Peter Mylan's entitlements claims to the Supreme Court, potentially delaying the case until 2014. The Supreme Court - which is considering recovery-of-money claims against Mylan, ex-HSU NSW secretary Michael Williamson and ex-official Kerrie ...
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Shorten confirms ROE & greenfields bargaining FW Act reforms
As Workforce foreshadowed last Friday ( WF 18585 ) , federal workplace relations minister Bill Shorten has announced major changes to the Fair Work Act around greenfields agreement bargaining, and right-of-entry (ROE) for union officials. Shorten confirmed the Fair Work Commission (FWC) would rule on workplace determinations in “limited circu...
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3.5m more workers by 2025, better managers = better productivity
The Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency (AWPA) has released its 2013 National Workforce Development Strategy . It says Australia's workforce will grow by 3.5 million people by 2025, with better skills and productivity key factors in maintaining economic growth. The strategy relies on modelling based on several factors, including “lab...
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Editorial team
Editor: Rajiv Maharaj, (03) 8684 2139, rajiv.maharaj@thomsonreuters.com. Chief Journalist: David Marin-Guzman. Managing Editor: Peter Schwab/Helen Jones. Twitter: @WorkforceTR
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Full Court orders FWBI to pay up after re-evaluating costs approach
In a significant decision that potentially changes the common approach to awarding costs when claims arise under two statutes, the Federal Full Court has ordered the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate (FWBI) to pay half of the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union's (CFMEU) costs because the WR Act's costs shield did not cover the ent...
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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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AMMA reveals new IR scorecard, waits on Coalition to front up
The Australian Mines & Metals Association (AMMA) has put the heat on the Coalition to front up with IR policies by declaring it will “scorecard” political parties on IR issues in the lead-up to the federal election. AMMA chief executive Steve Knott told Workforce Daily the scoring would be against AMMA's newly-released document - Wo...
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457 visa worker exploitation an industrial issue: ACTU
The Aust Council of Trades Union has launched a confidential hotline service to enable mistreated and exploited 457 visa workers to dob in employers. Noting the political context in which the 457 visa debate has taken place, ACTU secretary Dave Oliver said unions viewed the mistreatment of foreign workers as an “industrial issue, not a migrat...
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PSA seeks to reduce mega salaries
The Public Service Association NSW has revealed its general secretary earns a pay packet of more than a quarter of a million dollars, substantially above the average salary for top union bosses. The state union, now led by the Progressive PSA group, disclosed the salaries in its latest newsletter to members as part of transparency reforms following...
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FWC orders CPSU not to delay legal aid bargaining
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has ordered the Community Public Sector Union (CPSU) to respond to Victoria Legal Aid's (VLA) latest offer after the union sought to postpone bargaining meetings until after members had voted on protected action. Last Friday (March 8), VLA applied for bargaining orders against the CPSU Victoria branch. It alleged the ...
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Evidence not ‘compelling' on penalty rates risk to small business
A Senate committee has recommended throwing out independent Senator Nick Xenophon's Bill to exclude small businesses from paying penalty rates after finding no “compelling” evidence to suggest the rates put small businesses at risk. The Labor-dominated committee said “neither anecdotal evidence, nor evidence from unreliable survey...
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Harsh penalties for reg orgs ‘premature'
The Coalition has failed in its bid to criminalise registered organisations' refusal to comply with court orders and to introduce five-year jail terms and fines of up to $340,000. A Senate Committee yesterday reported only two of the inquiry's seven submissions - from the Institute of Public Affairs and the NSW Government - supported the Coalition'...
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