WFD: Greater union density promotes worker health and national productivity, a data analysis of 31 European countries has found. Professor Maureen Dollard, who presented the research at the 10 th Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference in Perth last week (July 5) and Daniel Neser from the Centre for Applied Psychological Research at the...
Unions linked to worker health and economic growth
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No place for trash talk emails even in rough & tumble workplace: FWC
WFD: The Fair Work Commission has rejected the view that abusive and derogatory emails are acceptable in "rough and tumble" workplaces where bad language is part of the culture. Deputy President Reg Hamilton gave short thrift to Ashley Allister's assertion that he had been unfairly dismissed for, among other things, sending what he claimed were mer...
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Coalition to remove PPL burden from business, vows red tape purge
WFD: The Coalition has promised to jumpstart lagging productivity by cutting red and green tape by $1bn a year should it win government. Its 'Policy to Boost Productivity and Reduce Regulation' promises a "whole of government approach" to "reducing the regulatory burden that is strangling Australia's economic prosperity and development". "Boosting ...
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Cmr finds worker had 'meltdown' when leaking to Ross and John
WFD: The Fair Work Commission has found a public servant was harshly dismissed when he was fired for calling up a radio program and disclosing plans to put up razor wire at a juvenile prison. Commissioner Anna Cribb awarded compensation to Victorian Department of Human Services' (DHS) fire, safety and security coordinator John Ryan after accepting ...
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Prank call DJ files gen protections claim over 'unsafe workplace'
WFD: One of the two 2Day FM disk jockeys involved in the infamous prank telephone call to a London hospital seeking information about the Duchess of Cambridge has lodged a general protections claim against employer Southern Cross Austereo. Mel Greig is claiming Austereo failed to maintain a safe workplace. The nurse who took the prank call, in whic...
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Award uncertainty saves EA
The Fair Work Commission has refused the Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union's (CFMEU) request to terminate an enterprise agreement after finding there was a dispute over the relevant award coverage. The CFMEU, representing five employees, argued for the termination of the Altus Traffic EA - made under the Workplace Relations Act - so the emp...
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Apology to James Metcher
WFD: Late last week we published to our subscribers a news item relating to Mr James Metcher, the Branch Secretary of the NSW Postal and Telecommunications Branch of the Communications Division of the CEPU. That item referred to assault charges against Mr Metcher. We now understand that no assault or other charges have been laid. Mr Metcher intends...
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ACTU tells workers to check pay for minimum wage increase
The ACTU has advised workers to check their pay to make sure they are getting the latest increase in the national minimum wage. The 2.6% Fair Work Commission-approved minimum wage increase took effect on July 1, and affects about 1.5 million workers. The ACTU has set up a hotline for workers to call if in doubt (1300 4 86466). "Now that the minimum...
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FWC launches dismissals benchbook
WFD: On July 3, the Fair Work Commission published its final Unfair Dismissals Benchbook . The cmn said it had prepared the guide "to assist parties lodging or responding to unfair dismissal applications under the Fair Work Act". It "contains plain English summaries of the key principles of unfair dismissal case law and how these have been applied ...
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5th International Community, Work & Family Conference: July 17-19. Sydney University.See here for details. Workplace Research Centre Annual Labour Law Conference: July 22, The Hilton Hotel Sydney, 488 George Street. Details here . Thomson Reuters National Workforce and Beyond Symposium: October 15-17, Melbourne. Program details tba.
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FWC raises threshold to prove lockout ‘singled out' workers
United Voice WA (UV) has failed to stop an indefinite employer lockout by way of a bargaining order after the Fair Work Commission held there was nothing to show MSS had unfairly targeted employees or undermined collective bargaining. Following UV's flagged 24-hour work stoppage in late May involving security guards at Perth Airport's Qantas termin...
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Abetz slams FW appointments - and ‘leaking' of letter to Shorten
When's a consultation not a consultation? Workplace relations minister Bill Shorten's office has tried to deflect Opposition claims it was not consulted on new Fair Work appointments announced on Friday (July 12). Late on Friday, Shorten issued a press release announcing the appointments of Natalie James as Fair Work Ombudsman, and Fair Work Commis...
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Reasonable for employers not to put up with ‘mopey' attitude: FWC
It's reasonable for employers to expect employees to have a positive mindset at work, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in upholding the sacking of a habitually tardy and disorganised dance instructor with a "mopey" attitude. Live to Dance Pty Ltd trading as Let's Go Dance, a small business with less than 15 employees, terminated instructor Benjam...
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Child care equal pay case to provide rationale for more Govt funding
United Voice (UV) will lodge its equal pay claim for early childhood educators this afternoon in a bid to persuade the Federal Government to further fund wage increases in the child care sector. UV president Michael Crosby flagged its pay equity case back in April after the Federal Government's announced $300m in funding to increase educator wages ...
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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. Twitter: @WorkforceTR
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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. Twitter: @WorkforceTR
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Govt announces cuts to senior executive positions
The Federal Government's decision to cut the carbon tax and bring forward an emissions trading system has resulted in several hundred job cuts to the senior public service ranks. Treasurer Chris Bowen announced today the Govt would cut 800 executive and senior exec positions over four years from the total of 44,500. Bowen noted the reduction was an...
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Past conduct will not ‘forever defeat' strike ballot, VP rules
The Fair Work Commission has held past conduct is relevant to whether bargaining representatives are “genuinely trying to reach an agreement”, but has ruled out determinations based on only a “narrow point in time”. Deciding in favour of the National Tertiary Education Union's (NTEU) protected action ballot order (PABO) appl...
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Bench quashes Doc's reinstatement due to significant errors of fact
A Fair Work Commission full bench has quashed a reinstatement order for sacked Geelong Hospital anaesthetist Dr Mark Colson. In February this year, Commissioner Julius Roe ordered Colson's reinstatement. He found there was a valid reason for Colson's termination - ie, dissent over billing practices and penning an "offensive" letter critical of mana...
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